Christopher Lloyd Details 1993 Rehab Ordeal in Memoir After Decades of Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 1
Christopher Lloyd Details 1993 Rehab Ordeal in Memoir After Decades of Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 1
Summary
Christopher Lloyd, 88, says in his memoir “In My Own Time” that cocaine, alcohol and marijuana became deeply embedded in his life after he first tried cocaine at a Los Angeles nightclub.
Lloyd writes he stayed sober while acting but lost control once filming or stage work ended, only later realizing his drinking and drug use were threatening both his life and career.
In 1993, a psychologist arranged treatment in Arizona; Lloyd says he arrived drunk, fled the facility, injured his face on a barbed-wire fence, and was later admitted to Sierra Tucson for five weeks.
He says recovery was uneven, with several relapses before he finally got sober “for what turned out to be the last time” and continued attending a private 12-step group.
The revelations accompany the release of the memoir and a new Interview Magazine conversation with Michael J. Fox, where both “Back to the Future” actors discussed being in recovery.