With headlines lately of Teen Mom's Amber Portwood going to prison (not jail, PRISON) in a desperate attempt to kick drug addiction, one has to ask themselves, is the price of fame really worth the toll it's taking on these girls? MTV has access to some of the absolute best drug treatment programs known and you're telling me the very best option Amber had was to go to prison? I realize that there is A LOT we don't see on this series but at some point, shouldn't MTV have stepped in to help Amber and her family? I mean, they made the decision to air footage of Amber hitting Gary and you can't tell me that the press the series would get from this wasn't a deciding factor behind that. Shouldn't they at some point have said, this is a girl that is in desperate need of help. She had little parental guidance to begin with and the domestic violence outburst was the first in a long string of events in her downward spiral. I was watching the Teen Mom marathon this week and it was sad to see where Amber started and know how she ends up today. I realize that we are all responsible for our own actions however, these girls are typically under the age of 18 when they are thrust into the spotlight of fame in 16 and Pregnant. The combination of fame and money that comes with this spotlight has proven to be too much for some of these girls to handle at such a young age. It's my belief that MTV needs to take a bigger responsibility in these girls lives and step in when they see things going downhill for the sake of these girls and their children.
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