SOMETIMES you hear a word for the first time and think: “Of course.” How better to describe Paris Hilton than as a “celebutante” or the frequent tabloid target Alec Baldwin as “the bloviator”? (Thanks, New York Post!)
Now make room for “prehab.”
Prehab made its debut on Feb. 23, the handiwork of GlasgowRose, a commenter on Gawker, after a publicist for Charlie Sheen announced that the star of “Two and a Half Men” was entering rehab as a “preventative measure.” The announcement was supposed to deflect rumors that the actor had returned to his hard-partying ways. But instead, Gawker wrote a satirical post defining prehab as a vehicle for celebrity spin. “Get the ‘rehab’ career bump without actually being an addict,” Gawker wrote.
After being picked up by a number of blogs, including newser.com and thefrisky.com, prehab quickly moved to mainstream news outlets, including The Boston Herald, where one columnist questioned whether prehab was “the new personal leave,” and The Daily News, where it was described as a “celebrity thing.”
Addiction is serious business and this is not Mr. Sheen’s first time in rehab; he has struggled with alcohol and drugs for years. In December he was arrested in Aspen, Colo., and charged with a felony after his wife, Brooke Mueller, told police he had threatened to kill her with a knife. (Mr. Sheen’s publicist declined to give more details on his client.) Ms. Mueller, too, recently entered rehab.
“Panics do not destroy capital; they merely reveal the extent to which it has been previously destroyed by its betrayal into hopelessly unproductive works.”--John Stuart Mill
A $ 9/hour job at Walmart and living on only what he makes there would cure this character for good. No rehab facilities needed. He would not have any money to buy drugs.
A $ 9/hour job at Walmart and living on only what he makes there would cure this character for good. No rehab facilities needed. He would not have any money to buy drugs.
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