News / Health & Wellness
RIP, Alice In Chains’ Mike Starr
The insidious disease of addiction claims another life as musician Mike Starr loses his battle with substance abuse, despite a stint on Celebrity Rehab.
Not every recovery story has a happy ending. Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bassist whose battle with drugs was chronicled on the third season Celebrity Rehab, was found dead this week in Salt Lake City.
There is no official cause of death yet for the 44-year-old, but Starr was honest about the monumental struggle it was for him to stay clean after years of heroin abuse. Known for his reality TV stints on Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew and it’s spin-off Sober House, the musician continued to battle addiction. Just last month, he was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance in Salt Lake City when authorities found him with six oxymorphone pills and six Xanax pills. Starr left Alice In Chains in 1993, but was still profoundly affected by the death of the band’s lead singer Layne Staley from a drug overdose in 2002.
"Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness,” Dr. Drew wrote on his Twitter page once the news broke. “So very sad. Our prayers are with his family."
Drug Addiction
If you or someone you love is battling an addiction, call La Paloma at our toll-free number. Someone is there to take your call 24 hours a day and answer any questions you have about treatment, financing or insurance.
