Sun, Jul 3, 2011
As the treatment process begins, a new patient, famous Major League Baseball pitcher Dwight "Doc" Gooden enrolls in rehab for a lifelong addiction to cocaine and Ambien. Amy Fisher's traumatic relationship with the media is triggered by the production's cameras, and she lashes out at the crew and nearly quits rehab. Actress Bai Ling refuses to take psychiatric medication that Dr. Drew has prescribed, and she ends up hiding from the staff and climbing on the roof of the Pasadena Recovery Center. Bai's intentions are unclear, but the staff is very concerned that she might hurt herself.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
Steven Adler continues his relentless and abusive verbal attack on Amy Fisher for her refusal to identify as an addict, and when he gives Dr. Drew the ultimatum "It's either her or me!", it appears as though Steven may abandon his treatment. Dwight Gooden struggles with painful feelings of guilt over the way he's neglected his children for drugs, and he makes an emotional apology to his oldest son. The patients get a somber visit from a family who has lost a child to addiction.
Sun, Jul 24, 2011
Bai Ling becomes hysterical during an emotional process group, and later Dr. Drew discovers that she suffered horrible abuse at the hands of Chinese military generals when she was very young. Michael Lohan's ex fiancée Kate Major calls the unit repeatedly while under the influence, and although it's clearly disrupting his treatment, Michael insists that Kate attend Family Weekend and almost abandons his treatment when the staff puts a condition on her attendance. The patients pay an emotional visit to a non-profit organization that provides treatment and hope to addicts who would otherwise be forgotten.