Comedian Artie Lange completes New Jersey drug court program
nypost.comcuffed again about two years later for failing to comply with the terms of the program. The star then spent nearly two months in prison starting in May 2019 before heading into another drug court program.Lange has been candid about his ongoing battle against drug addiction over the years — even sharing pics of his misshapen nose caused by drug abuse.
Happy to announce that I’ve completed the NJ drug court program. Thx to my family and friends and fans for all your supportIn a 2019 interview with Joe Rogan, Lange credited his mother — who he was living with in Hoboken — for helping him to stay sober. “I started to think clearer and think about the consequences, and think about my mom,” he said in the interview.
He said he began to realize his mother was constantly worried about him fatally overdosing.“I thought about her pain and said, ‘I can’t do this anymore.'”About a year ago, Lange seemed to be doing better than ever and avoided making headlines as he hit two-and-a-half years sober, Lange’s lawyer Michael Robbins told the Post.
The comedian took time off from social media and remained out of the spotlight to focus on his sobriety before briefly bringing back his podcast “Artie Lange’s Halfway House.”In February, he announced he would be taking a break from producing the show to focus on health — unrelated to substance abuse issues.
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