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Dr. Drew visits Cal Poly to talk about sex, relationships and drug use

In high school and college, while driving to a coffee shop to meet friends or home after a long night of work, I’d invariably find myself listening to “Loveline.”

The radio show aired four nights a week between 10 p.m. and midnight, on my favorite alternative rock station.

The format was simple: Dr. Drew Pinsky* and his then-co-host, comedian Adam Carolla, would listen to callers confess about relationship problems, sexual hangups and substance abuse.

Dr. Drew would offer practical, often enlightening advice. Adam would crack jokes. Then they’d break to chat with an up-and-coming rock star.

There were college students with STDs and drug problems, suicidal high schoolers with heartbreak, 20-somethings dealing with parenthood or exploring their sexuality.

No question was too gross, too strange or too pathetic. In fact, they were frequently hilarious.

It’s been more than 20 years since “Loveline” went on the air, but Dr. Drew is still dispensing advice with his signature dry wit.

He speaks tonight at Cal Poly about “Loveline” and his current TV show, “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” on VH1. He’ll also dish out wisdom about alcohol, drugs and sex.

See Dr. Drew at 7 p.m. at the Cal Poly Recreation Center, 1 Grand Ave. in San Luis Obispo. Come early for good seating.

The event is free to students with a Cal Poly ID, and $10 for community members.

For more information, call 756-2324 or visit www.calpoly.edu.

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* Unlike some people who claim the title, Drew Pinsky is a real MD. He serves as medical director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena. He also works as an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC.

Photo courtesy of “Loveline.”