Charlie Sheen has battled substance abuse for many, many years. His addiction started in the 80’s and Sheen ended up in a 12 step drug rehab in California. In 1996, he was arrested for assault and finally in 1998 his father helped him to go into a rehab after a legal situation where he was pulled over and under the influence of prescription medication at the time of the incident. After completing an addiction treatment program, Sheen was able to get some clean time under his belt. But in January of 2006, his problems came back to haunt him. Sheen and his wife Denise Richards divorced following an alleged domestic dispute. Sheen later remarried, but in December of 2009, Charlie and his wife Brooke Mueller split because of another domestic violence situation.
In February of 2010, Sheen went back into drug rehab. In October 2010, he was hospitalized for “medical reasons” when he was found under the influence in a hotel room. Since then, interviews have surfaced with many people who witnessed Sheen using crack cocaine and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol.
Sheen, 45, recently lost his job on his own hit series “Two And A Half Men.” He has appeared on many media outlets airing his grievances.
Narconon addiction treatment program, a long term rehab facility that has been treating addicts since the 1960’s, has seen that this type of behavior is not uncommon for someone addicted.
“Addiction sends people into a downward spiral,” explains Derry Hallmark, CCDC and Senior Director for Expansion for Narconon Arrowhead. “Most people start out good. They start using drugs as a solution to a problem. The drugs end up becoming a much greater problem than they ever imagined. They begin to lose things that are important to them and their lives continually go downhill.”
Narconon has treated many addicts like Sheen, who have tried and failed at other treatment programs and who do not support most type of treatment. The facility explains that addiction is not a disease but that most programs don’t address all aspects of the problem and give addicts life skills to cope with problems after treatment without the use of drugs or alcohol.
“It’s not about the person failing and that being a norm,” adds Hallmark. “If you find the right type of treatment for an individual then they will overcome the problem and learn to live drug free permanently.”
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