The latest VH1 reality creation, Celebrity Rehab follows a group of celebs living together at an addiction counseling center and being treated by Dr. Drew Pinsky (best known from Love Line).

Is public addiction treatment a good idea? Dr. Drew Pinsky certainly believes so

Dr. Drew has also said

the media has a moral responsibility to start reporting on celebrity drug abuse in the wake of the shocking drug-related death of actor Heath Ledger and the drug-addled travails of pop star Britney Spears.We have a saying in the addiction field: `You’re as sick as your secrets’.Secrets keep addicts ill and cost lives. Families that have addicted members learn to operate with secrecy. And Hollywood is operating, and the media with them, like a sick family. If this secrecy hadn’t been maintained, Heath Ledger could be alive today.”

While keeping addiction secrets is indeed harmful, is exposing them in on-air group therapy the best way to curing these addicts?

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How would you like to be vaccinated from addiction to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, and even foods that are bad for you? In labs around the globe, researchers are working on developing just that.

Dr. Fran Vocci of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) says that they are close to a year away from creating a vaccine against cocaine that could help millions of abusers kick their addiction. Another similar vaccine named TA-CD, developed by husband and wife team Dr. Kosten and Dr. Kosten at the Baylor College of Medicine has seen early successful clinical trials against cocaine use. They’re currently seeking FDA approval to conduct a 300 person study in six cities.

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