Dr. Drew Pinsky. Photo provided

Sex. Drugs. Parents.

Three words that college students will contend with during their university years. Luckily, Dr. Drew Pinsky will speak at OU this evening to help answer questions concerning these ever-lingering topics.

Pinsky (also known as Dr. Drew) is a nationally recognized television and radio personality. He is known for his syndicated radio show “Loveline” and has recently skyrocketed in popularity due to his increasing television appearances.

Pinsky has hosted several of his own advice and counseling shows including, “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” “Sober House,” “Strictly Dr. Drew” and the predictably titled spin-off shows “Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew” and “Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew.”

All of his Hollywood glitz and glamour is good and well, but Pinsky has the credentials to back up his advice.

He is a board-certified doctor in addiction medicine that practices well beyond the media spotlight. He also is the service director of the Chemical Dependency Program Treatment Center at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., a staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, private practitioner, and as if that doesn’t keep his schedule booked, a clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California School of Medicine.

This is as real as it gets.

“We are pleased to invite him to speak in the Union as part of our Campus Activities Council Speaker Series,” said Matt Cox, head of the CAC Speaker’s Bureau, who helped bring the celebrity doctor to Norman.

When asked about the help Pinsky could provide, Cox said, “we could probably use it.”

Sophomore Ky Humble said the most important topic that Pinsky should discuss is the “health risks of medications such as Adderall that is so prominent in colleges.”

But here, far away from the land of California celebrities, OU is an important destination for Pinsky, important enough for Pinsky to “tweet” Tuesday about his coming visit.

So get ready to see the doctor tonight at the Union. But don’t worry, there’s no shot with this appointment.