Last time I looked Dr. Phil has a PhD not an MD or DO.

Friend of mine is a PhD like Dr. Phil, he said while he may talk to patients about addiction, and may have a decent working knowledge of the various drugs, he is in no way qualified to dispense advice that should come from a medical doctor. As far as he knows in the US, PhD's can not prescribe meds therefore they should not offer advice or counseling concerning treatment topics in the "physical" realm.

With Phil's advice you can bet he will see some sort of lawsuit in his future.