Simma Lieberman says it 's routine to see celebrities very publicly checking into rehab . This trivializes the hard work of rehab , she says , makes it fodder for late-night gags and reality TV . When celebs lapse , seem not to take treatment seriously , she says , it sends harmful message . Lieberman : " I think that celebrity addiction is a serious problem in our society today because we have become so obsessed with fame.
Simma Lieberman says it 's routine to see celebrities very publicly checking into rehab . This trivializes the hard work of rehab , she says , makes it fodder for late-night gags and reality TV . When celebs lapse , seem not to take treatment seriously , she says , it sends harmful message . Lieberman : Let 's stop feeding fascination ; get serious about addiction 's costs , responsibilities .