Checking into a Rehab Center, A Fashion Trend?

I don't know why I am blogging about something as trivial such as this but all the same, I am. Some people just can't get enough of Rehab centers. It seems to have become a fashion statement if you have been to one of California's famous rehabs. Of late there has been a steady increase in the number of party-holics, socialist & pop singers checking themselves into these so-called clinics across the United States.

First there was Britney Spears who seems to be sufferring from mental problems caused out of her divorce with Kevin Federline & her wild partying manners. She came to a point in her life where even attempted suicide & even ended up shaving her hair off her head. Then there is the social-butterfly, Paris Hilton, for whom life just means partying-rehab, partying-rehab & more partying-rehab. Not sure if anyone can count the number of times she would have been to a rehab. And what does she do in rehab. Taking a wonderful sunbath in Malibu beach in bikinis. The papparazzi just don't seem to get enough of her. If you thought that her recent jail stint for driving with a suspended license would have sobered her up a little bit, think again. After her release, she has been seen hitting the beach with her new bodyguard-cum boyfriend & also seen attending a lot of social functions(parties). Then, you have Lindsay Lohan, a perfect example of how an 18 year old girl shouldn't be. She has now been charged with multiple counts. Driving under the influence of alcohol & possession of cocaine. Just to add a bit, she has been charged of these offences when she has a suspended license. Can you get any better example of recklessness? I haven't been able to. Then there is the case of Nicole Richie who has been charged with driving under suspended license. She is lucky in that her case has been put on hold for a while. She is sure to get a jail sentence as well. Well, the first thing any of these girls do once they are out of jail is to check themselves into one of the posh rehab facilities. Maybe they do this so as to create public sympathy for their earlier actions and that they are on their way to mend themselves. But, doesn't convey the message at all.

It seems like rehab centers are no longer meant to rehabilitate people from a certain addiction, whether smoking, drinking or drugs, they are meant to provide relaxation to that individual so that he can go out once again, rejuvenated to do the same things for which they were in the rehab in the first place. Well, who is the next celebrity to check his/herself into a rehab?I am certainly not queueing up to see that!!!. But one thing is certain, this is my last post on these personalities!!!