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April 5th, 2012
11:34 PM ET

NFL cheerleader denies sex with student

•Fmr. teacher, NFL cheerleader Sarah Jones indicted on charges of first-degree sexual abuse and unlawful use of electronic devices
•Sarah Jones, 26, denies anything happened with 16-year-old student
•Cheerleader's mother, Cheryl Jones, faces single charge of tampering with evidence

A former NFL cheerleader is accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old student at a Kentucky high school where she taught English.

What's making this case tricky is that the young boy's family doesn't want to press charges.

HLN’s Dr. Drew takes a closer look at the case.

Watch Dr. Drew weeknights at 9 p.m. ET on HLN and follow the show on Twitter @DrDrewHLN.


Filed under: Behavior

Tonight: Former NFL cheerleader accused of underage sex abuse

Former teacher and Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones is charged with sexually abusing an underage student.  Her mother, Cheryl Jones, is charged with tampering with evidence in the case.   The alleged victim's family actually supports Sarah Jones.  Why would a family side with the person accused of sexually abusing their child?  Dr. Drew and his panel explore the answer.

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Filed under: Uncategorized

Woman charged with helping man commit suicide

Elizabeth Barrett, 66, has been charged with one count of the assisted suicide of Jack Koency, an 86-year-old World War II veteran.

Barrett is accused of giving Koency yogurt mixed with a lethal dose of Oxycontin.

HLN's Dr. Drew and his guests voice their opinions on the topic of assisted suicide.


Filed under: Controversy
April 5th, 2012
12:08 AM ET

Vermont couple accused of killing popular teacher

Allen and Patricia Prue are accused of killing 33-year-old science teacher Melissa Jenkins.

They have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and to the unauthorized burial or removal of a dead body.

HLN's Dr. Drew and his guests take a closer look at the case.


Filed under: Trial

Dr. Drew analyzes Whitney Houston's full autopsy report

Whitney Houston’s final autopsy report states that the singer drowned face down in a tub of hot water about 12 inches deep.

The Los Angeles County coroner had ruled that Houston's death was an accidental drowning with the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use" as contributing factors.

“This theory she had some sort of heart problem - I take issue with that,” HLN’s Dr. Drew said Wednesday night. “She had minimal heart disease on this autopsy report. Sixty-percent [narrowing of her arteries] is something that no doctor would do anything with because it’s harmless. You would watch it over the next 10 to 20 years.”

Along with cocaine, the toxicology report listed other drugs in her body, including marijuana, the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, the muscle relaxant Flexeril and the allergy medicine Benadryl.

“There’s some other clue in here - Her being upside down in the bathtub [and] low levels of Xanax in her blood in spite of the empty pill bottles at her bedside which should have had large amounts of Xanax in it,” Dr. Drew said.

Shelly Sprague, resident technician of "Celebrity Rehab" furthered the thought. “I think what we’re looking at is possibly some type of seizure that [caused] her to flip over,” she said.

Dr. Drew interjected, “I think that's exactly right. Here’s a way to induce a seizure … by not taking Xanax - by not taking it for a period of time - the blood levels go low. Cocaine induces seizures as well. Cannabis is of no help here. So she’s on all things that can create seizures. Everything looks like she had a seizure and their saying heart disease.”

He added, “She had no booze in her blood ... another thing that can cause a seizure is the booze coming out of your system. She may have been trying to get off some of these things and needed more medical supervision.”

Houston won six Grammys and sold 170 million albums, singles and videos over the course of her career.

“This is a very sad story,” Dr. Drew concluded. “Addiction kills people by so many different means. And that is what this is - another addiction death."

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Tonight: Woman allegedly helps healthy man commit suicide

A California woman stands charged with helping a healthy man commit suicide. He wasn't bedridden, terminally ill, or in serious pain, but reportedly suffered from depression and PTSD.

Did she do it out of compassion, or for some other reason?  Is assisted suicide ever okay?  If so, where do we draw the line?

HLN’s Dr. Drew and his guests discuss the controversy.

Watch Dr. Drew weeknights at 9 ET/6 PT and follow the show on Twitter @DrDrewHLN.


Filed under: Uncategorized

Man accused of making child eat screws

A man in Illinois is accused of forcing his 12-year-old stepson to do more than 700 push-ups, beating him and making him eat crumbs and metal screws from their home’s floor.

HLN’s Dr. Drew and his guests discuss the disturbing details.

Watch Dr. Drew weeknights at 9 ET/6 PT and follow the show on Twitter @DrDrewHLN.


Filed under: Controversy

How to talk to kids about racism

Can we keep our kids away from thoughts of racism?

HLN's Dr. Drew and his guests discuss the issue.

Watch Dr. Drew weeknights at 9 ET/6 PT and follow the show on Twitter @DrDrewHLN.


Filed under: Uncategorized

Prejudice and racism: Is there a difference?

HLN’s Dr. Drew told his viewers Tuesday night that he wanted to move the conversation about Trayvon Martin's death forward - getting into why so many people have such divergent opinions.

"It seems whenever the conversation turns to race, people can become divided," he said.

Our country has come a long way from its dark history of racism and prejudice, but what has really changed?

Dr. Drew and his guests, including actor, comedian and former NFL Player Terry Crews, discuss the issues surrounding racism.

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Filed under: Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman could walk free, lawyer says

Criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh tells HLN’s Dr. Drew how Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground” law could grant immunity to Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman if the case goes to trial.

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Filed under: Trayvon Martin
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