Whitney Houston had her first huge musical hit at age 17 -- exactly when crack cocaine was all the rage. All musicians (well, nearly all) fooled around with that s&^t at that time. Nobody knew. I know she denied it, but I'm 95+% sure she got hooked before she turned 21. It really, truly only takes two or three hits and you're toast. The chemical nature of your brain is changed forever. The frontal lobes (judgement ... morality) aren't even fully developed until age 25.
If the show would make this point, that it doesn't matter how talented, how smart, or how rich you are, there are some things you simply can't touch, then maybe the program would be justified. Unfortunately, I doubt that will be a priority.
Rick