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January 10th, 2012
04:23 PM ET

Dr. Drew preview: Woman clones dog for $50K

It's the stark truth: Life … all life … must end in death. It's a painful process for all.

But what if we could overpower death somehow? Now, scientists are able to clone exact genetic copies of animals.

TLC's "I Cloned My Pet" showcases the extremes to which people will go to keep their cats and dogs around forever.

The preview clip above features pet lover Danielle Tarantola whose dog Trouble was everything to her … so much so, that she spent $50,000 to clone her pet. Watch as Dr. Drew takes a closer look at this behavior.

The full interview can be seen Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HLN.

"I Cloned My Pet" airs Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on TLC.


Filed under: Controversy
January 10th, 2012
03:23 PM ET

Tonight: New child sex abuse allegations & "I Cloned My Pet"

A former "Teacher of the Year" in Alabama is charged with child sex abuse. Police say he has confessed to molesting at least 20 girls. The judge and district attorney have asked to be recused from the case because they know the man's father, a prominent politician in the area. Dr. Drew and sex abuse survivor Tom Arnold discuss the impact of such allegations on everyone involved, and how you can spot abuse.

Plus, pet love, or should we say obsession? Meet a woman who cloned her dog, "Trouble". She'll introduce us to "Double Trouble" and tell us why she paid a small fortune to recreate her beloved pet.  Is she getting a duplicate dog or simply a physical replica? Dr. Drew and his guest experts get to the bottom of it.

Watch Dr. Drew tonight and every weeknight at 9 on HLN.


Filed under: Uncategorized
January 10th, 2012
01:20 PM ET

Sex and the Bible: New book stirs debate

Dr. Drew talks with Pastor Mark Driscoll about his controversial new book that puts a new view on sex in the Bible.


Filed under: Controversy
January 10th, 2012
02:01 AM ET

Dr. Drew: Suicidal thoughts = medical emergency

A 15-year-old Staten Island teen, bullied for years and heartbroken over a breakup, took her own life when she jumped in front of a bus just two days after Christmas.

Although the breakup had been difficult on Amanda Cummings, her family said years of relentless bullying pushed her to the breaking point.

Incredibly, bullies kept up the vicious attacks as Amanda lay dying in a hospital. They lashed out on her in text messages and Facebook postings that have now been erased.

“I want to urge other parents to know what their children are doing on Facebook and on the computer, and who they`re talking to, and what`s being said to them,” explained Cecile Weber, Amanda's mother. “I also urge them to know who their children`s friends are, where they live, their phone numbers, and what they`re doing. My daughter kept a lot inside, and she was very secretive. I think that if parents know more of what their kids are doing on Facebook and what`s being said to them, this will happen a lot less."

Attorney Lisa Bloom added, “as parents, we all have to wake up to the fact that for our kids, their online world is more real to them than school and then their home. This is their reality. It`s not virtual reality. What happens on Facebook is tremendously powerful to them and words can kill as we see in this case. So it`s incumbent upon every parent to go online, to monitor what their kids are doing.”

Weber later said that she believes bullies get fueled by the attention they receive by posting nasty comments. “They need to be stopped,” she said. “There has to be something to stop them.”

Weber also said that she blames herself to an extent because she didn’t know how to completely use a computer.

“If you know somebody or you, yourself has ever had ideation, meaning thinking about suicide or planning suicide or thoughts of self harm, that is a medical emergency,” Dr. Drew stated towards the end of the interview. “That needs to be dealt with immediately … don`t assume anything, let the professionals sort that out. You want to avoid tragedies like this."

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Filed under: Suicide