While it's not known where Gibson will be treated, Chris Printiss, the co-founder of celebrity treatment center Passages in Malibu, said he's aware of Gibson's plans. "I understand he has gone to a treatment center," he told the magazine. "The center that I've heard he's checked himself into follows the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program. And I don't believe that will help him." "He needs individual intense therapy by a team of people who know what they are looking for in causes in alcoholism."
Hasn't Robert Downey Jr. been to Passages Malibu like three times?
Oh, yeah, that's right - AA wouldn't have any idea about what alcoholics need to recover. Celebrities don't have to do what the "common" people do - they're "special."
Which is exactly the first thing AA will help him tackle - "terminal uniqueness." Somehow, I get the feeling that Passages seeks to enhance that character defect.
Oh well. It takes what it takes.