Former guests of Dr. Phil have come forward with claims that the makers of the show tried to entice them with drugs and alcohol.

In an explosive article published by STAT and the Boston Globe on Thursday, Dec. 28, several former guests accused the show's host, Dr. Phil, and the producers of encouraging their addictions in the hopes of boosting TV ratings.

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Todd Herzog, a former contestant on the CBS reality series, Survivor, made an appearance on the show under the heavy influence of alcohol in 2013.

Herzog was on the daytime talk show to discuss his struggle with alcohol abuse. However, he was so intoxicated during the episode that he had to be carried onto the set and lifted into a chair.

He claims that he showed up on the Dr. Phil set completely sober but was left unattended in a dressing room with a bottle of vodka. He drank the entire bottle of Smirnoff and was then given a Xanax pill. The staff member who gave him the pill suggested it would calm his nerves but it only worsened his condition.

Guests Claim 'Dr. Phil' Staff Helped Acquire Drugs

Another former guest, a 28-year-old heroin addict named Kaitlin from Michigan, also made an appearance on the show hosted by Phil McGraw last year. Her mother, Joelle King-Parrish, alleges that the tabloid talk show's staff put her pregnant daughter's health at risk and played a part in their search for drugs.

Video footage of King-Parrish and Kaitlyn trying to buy drugs was aired during their episode. However, King-Parrish reveals that her daughter was going through withdrawal and needed medical attention, so she asked the staff members for help and told to take her daughter to a hospital.

After waiting for 4 hours at the hospital without any medical attention, she left and approached one of the show's producers for assistance. The producer tagged along as they headed to Skid Row in search of drugs.

Marianne Smith, who appeared as a guest on the show along with her heroin-addicted niece in 2012, also alleges that she notified the show's producer about her niece's withdrawal. However, the producer advised her to go to Skid Row to acquire the drug instead.

Martin Greenberg, the show's director of Professional Affairs, has denied claims that guests were given alcohol or told where to procure drugs from, and referred to the allegations as "absolutely, unequivocally untrue."

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