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[edit] Criticism of Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew advises teens to "stay on meds" or "go to psychiatrist and get on meds." He doesn't criticize dangerous drugs like Ritalin, Prozac, Paxil. He concludes, "all literature I've read say these drugs work great and have no downside."... Dr. Drew has unique position of reaching millions of teenagers and should explain contraindications of psychotropic drugs.

Dr. Drew is a doctor, he went to medical school. Personal opinions/experiences should not be included in wikipedia as they cannot be verified. Don't take your anger for doctors out on Dr. Drew, as wikipedia is not a blog board.--Gephart 22:41, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
I think we all can agree Dr. Drew just wants to HEAL SOME BABIES! --Lovelinelistener 23:57, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
I think it should be added here that Dr. Drew does not "push drugs" on ANYONE. He recommends things, but he always recommends for someone to SEE THEIR DOCTOR. He cannot understand every detail of a situation through speaking with someone on the radio, but he can give advice as to how someone can take action for themselves. He doesn't even tell people what to do; he tells people to make their own decision.
Drew does push psychotropic drugs, like most psychiatrists today. I listened to Loveline weekly for past five years. He does advise SEE YOUR DOCTOR, but outcome in seeing your doctor is to be evaluated for drug prescription.
what is the alternative to "seeing your doctor"? Obrez 17:44, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

He encourages psychotherapy and AA I've never once heard him "push" any named product but Trojan condoms and birth control/plan-B. There are many things that can result from seeing your doctor, not just prescriptions.Cronholm144 08:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Should there be something about criticism that he has recieved from the gay community? I know that it was a common practice for him to ask teens who had identified themselves as gay if they were sexually molested as children. I remember the lead singer from Erasure having a problem with this, and I imagine many other gay activists would as well.

He asks teens who are calling Loveline because they have serious problems with relationships whether they were molested as children. 95% of the callers to the show are straight and he asks the exact same questions. It's very hard to construe that as anti-gay unless you are intentionally misinterpreting it, and I haven't seen any real-world group raise the point.DarthSquidward 19:46, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
I think this is a unfortunate misinterpretation of Dr. Drew's words. Drew's even explained on air to a gay caller that he is not implying anything when he asks these questions, it's just routine for callers with certain types of relationship problems (for which orientation has nothing to do with). Further evidence can be seen is his empirical favor of gay adoption: [1]

Dr. Drew links almost every problem someone has (especially women) to something that happened in their past (especially by their fathers). Now, I don't know what the consensus is currently in the scientific/psychiatric community, but I have heard that this is not always the case, and is out-dated. Can anyone confirm/deny this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuppington (talk • contribs) 18:16, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Out-dated or not, he’s still right when he points it out.
This is a Freudian/Psychoanalytic approach, that which you describe, which is still a valid psychiatric method. Now, Freud had some pretty out-there ideas, and for a period of time during psychology’s development some of his material was discredited. However, recent research has started to unearth that he was right about a lot of things, particularly in regards to events in childhood relating to behavior in adulthood. Why women seem more affected, that I don't know, and there is debate about that (some say our culture encourages it, others say it's physical). Here is some recent medical research supporting this: [2] [3] [4] [5]
Now, your point about it not always being the case is well taken, but realize that callers represent a poor sample of the population. They both:
1. Have some kind of relationship/sexual problem that distresses them.
2. Are trying to call a nationally broadcast radio show to try and resolve a deep personal problem in 3 minutes.
A person who was abandoned/abused but turned out OK won’t call the show. Legitimus 19:11, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

As Drew often points out on the show...."you say the fact that you were abused has nothing to do with your problem, yet somehow I was able to figure out that you were abused after talking to you for 10 seconds." It's not magic, it's playing the percentages based on a good knowledge of medical research and personal experience treating people. Randy Blackamoor 19:46, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

DrDrew.com reverts back to Dr Drew in August 2008 per his management office. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.56.202.38 (talk) 09:09, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Dr. Drew doesn't have control over DrDrew.com and I updated the page to reflect this 68.169.35.43 12:00, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Where is the source on this information? I am going to revert unless you have a source! Thanks --Gephart 05:48, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
DrDrew.com was supposed to be a big dotcom but it blew up before IPO. Details would probably be interesting on this page. Uucp 17:00, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
I think link should be removed. Dr. Drew mentioned that he has no control of the website many times on the radio. it's owned by Choice Media. and doesn't look like the content was updated since 2001. Obrez 17:53, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pro-life/Pro-choice

That was an interesting little edit war. Has Dr. Drew ever stated his position on this issue unequivocally? He frequently advises women to take RU-486, the "morning after" pill, a drug that is opposed by a lot of people who oppose abortion. On the other hand, I've never heard him advise a woman to abort, and when he talks about RU-486, he is always careful to specify that it prevents an egg from implanting, which he may view as creating some technical distinction from aborting a fetus that is already developing.

Has anybody heard him state his position on abortion? Uucp 20:14, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

RU-486 is not the morning after pill. --Liface 21:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Fair point. He frequently encourages women to take the morning after pill. Has he ever commented on abortion, per se? Uucp 21:20, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I remember him saying before that the ramifications of abortion (cost, great emotional effect on the mother) are often overlooked by people who are pro-choice, but there is no doubt in my mind, as a 7 year Loveline listener, that he is pro-choice. --Liface 22:13, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Are you sure? I swear I remember him saying at one point he was pro-life and would never recomend an abortion unless the life or health of the mother was in danger, or something like that.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/7133/pill.html
He is definately pro-life, but very strongly supportive of the morning-after pill. 65.27.162.118 22:14, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
We have an answer -- on the Loveline program of April 25, 2006, Steve-O Glover asked the following question:
"Dr. Drew, are you against abortion?" and Dr. Drew answered
"Yeah, I pretty much am."
I would not like to see the "pro-life" tag added to this article, as "pro-life" is used as a codeword for "wants to ban abortion," which would not in this case be accurate. However, from the discussion on the April 25 show, Drew clearly favors adoption over abortion. Uucp 03:54, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Doesn't everyone? I'm sure a very small minority of people are actually for the killing of babies. --Liface 04:49, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Adam Carolla, for one, often suggested that callers have abortions. So, no, not everyone. Uucp 11:24, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
I don't remember the Aceman often suggesting callers have abortions, he usually went with Drew in either outright adoption, or suggesting his own method of building a catapult and launching the baby into the "good part of town", ie, someplace where a couple/person with a better situation than the caller could give the kid a good chance to grow up in a healthy, nurturing environment. --Lovelinelistener 23:55, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

For the record, his support is for Plan B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levonorgestrel), not RU-486 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RU-486), the latter having abortifacient properties the former does not posess.

Right!... Above posters must have missed Drew's frequent Loveline rants advocating Plan B Morning After pill: To quote Drew directly: "I cannot believe anyone could be against it! Plan B is NOT an abortion pill. It PREVENTS fertilization. IT DOES NOT ABORT ANYTHING. Plan B works like a strong dose of birth control pills." Drew rarely mentions RU486 which does abort a ZYGOTE--NOT A PERSON.... When Plan B was under attack by rightwing extremists, Drew asked Adam, "How could they possibly be against Plan B?" and Adam revealed the truth: "Rightwing nutjobs just like to whine about stuff, they don't care about abortion, they just don't want anyone to ever have any sex."

[edit] Jewish American Writer tag

I've never heard Pinsky mention much about his religion, does anyone have a source on this? If not, we may want to remove the tag. Pumpkin Pi 18:49, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

I remember sometimes Adam would kid Drew about being a half-Jew. Also I remember Drew mentioned once on the show that his heritage is part Russian Jewish on his father's side. --Lovelinelistener 23:52, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

That is true, but is that just Adam joking around with his "Asian or Jew" jokes? Also, in Cracked : Putting Broken Lives Together Again when Drew describes his parents, he makes no mention of religion. It seems to me that during discussions of relgion that were slightly more serious, Drew claimed to be an atheist or at least agnostic. Long story short, regardless of his family's religious persuasions, I don't believe that one can consider Drew Jewish, and therefore the tag should be removed.

What say you? Pumpkin Pi 22:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

If Drew never explicitly lays claim to being Jewish, himself, then it should be removed. In this transcribed Loveline exchange, Drew appears to agree with Adam that "this religion stuff is just mental illness" but it's ambiguous, he might have been humoring Adam (it wouldn't be the first time) [6]. On the other hand, for a speaking fee between $10,001 and $20,000, Drew can be booked as a "Jewish speaker", but will "not necessarily discuss Jewish issues" [7]. — Coelacan | talk 06:24, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Pinsky is a Jewish name, as Drew says his dad is Russian Jew. Drew had a barmitzvah and related to Adam about reading the Talmud. On Loveline Drew and Adam sang the Jewish "Dradel Song" because both knew it from childhood.... As Loveline policy Drew refuses to discuss religion. No one knows from Loveline whether Drew is a practicing Jew or Atheist. Adam Carolla is Atheist, shouting that religion is for retards. Adam would hijack Loveline and bully Drew. Drew never agreed, sipping coffee in silent frustration as Adam ranted. Drew seems happy Adam is no longer around to hijack Loveline. Stryker is more polite.... Drew says he accepts any religion if it helps addicts in recovery and he accepts faith in higher power as step in AA 12-step program.
I thought we put the Jewish tag based on ethnicity, not religion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.132.6.145 (talk) 21:06, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cracked

Should it be refrenced in this article? Pumpkin Pi 22:38, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I'd say it is more than important enough. --Liface 23:00, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
My bad, its already here, just with no link. edit: added Pumpkin Pi 23:48, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dr. Drew's Medical Specialties

It would be nice to know what kind of doctor he is; Is he even trained in psychiatry beyond the minimum in med school? He gives a lot of advice about a lot of things to not have his specialty mentioned...I guess I'll get on that.

What kind of doctor he is? Of course we all know he's a PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE doctor, but he's also a board certified internist, and addiction medicine specialist (addictionologist)! He also teaches a psychiatry class at Keck USC School of Medicine. --Lovelinelistener 21:34, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Dr. Pinsky completed a residency in internal medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the AMA, the American Society of Internal Medicine, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He maintains his certification in addiction medicine and last recertified in 2000. I'm unable to determine if he has received any formal training in psychiatry beyond his medical school rotation. Drgitlow 02:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
hahaha... As Adam used to say "Real doctor or Loooooooooove doctor"?... Obrez 17:59, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Does anyone have a reference on his position at the Keck School of Medicine? I don't think he is listed on their staff. Please double check and if I am right the title as an associate there should be removed.Cronholm144 08:49, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

On his bio (as given by the website which lists him as a Jewish speaker, http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/literature/Pinsky%20D-%20Bio.doc, it says he is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine. So Keck is, or is part of, the USC med school he went to. He must have training in it if he is a professor! 71.197.237.151 03:02, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is Myspace page legit???

Is there any confirmation that the Mypsace page really belongs to Dr. Drew? With the drdrew.com website, people might go to the myspace link looking for his personal info and contact info. I'm skeptical in part because it says he's 97 years old and that ain't right. If the link is just for info and isn't his personal page, that needs to be made very clear. --Howdybob 22:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

It's legit and has been mentioned several times on the air. drdrew.com hasn't been owned or operated by Dr. Drew since 2001. -- Craigtalbert 22:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I just cut it, you can put it back up but preferably with some sort of citation if you can find one that can be linked to. Yeah, I know about drdrew.com. Still, the myspace page looks a little sloppy, with nothing indicating that it's official. Most myspace pages are like that I think, so maybe Dr. Drew has gone young and hip, fo shizzle. --Howdybob 23:19, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Listen to the show with DJ AM, I believe it was 1/28/2007. He created it on the air. -- Craigtalbert 23:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
In regard to it looking sloppy... I believe Drew mentioned that his daughter helped him with the formatting/scheme a while after it was created. Maybe that's got something to do with it? 128.95.2.133 (talk) 02:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Drew frequently talks about his myspace on air, the "drdrewloveline" one, that absolutely is him, and I will make a link to an OGG of him talking about this if there is any doubt. Beware of imitators though! There were like 15 fake ones before DJ AM helped with this one. He is not a computer expert by any means, but I think he does ok. You can message him, however he gets loads per day and works more than full time, so there is like a 3-10% chance of a response.Legitimus (talk) 17:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edits...

Edited the bit about Adam Corolla... More recent information added.....

Screen317 18:18, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Remarried?

Did he just mention on loveline, March 13th that he remarried? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.65.21 (talk) 05:10, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

That was a metaphor, dude, not literal. Drew was explaining what it felt like to have Adam Carolla as a guest on Loveline 3 years after he left: It's like he got remarried (Stryker) and now the ex-wife (Adam) is visiting.Legitimus (talk) 17:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)