How Robert Downey Jr. Hit Rock Bottom From Addiction & Found Redemption
A Lookback At Robert Downey Jr.’s Journey Of Battling Addiction (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Robert Downey Jr. once described his drug addiction with chilling clarity. “It’s like I’ve got a shotgun in my mouth, with my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal” (via BBC News). He said that standing before a judge in 1999, facing a three-year prison sentence for violating parole.
The actor had battled substance abuse since childhood, admitting that he first tried drugs at the age of eight. By the time he was established, addiction had taken hold. In 1996, he was arrested for possession of cocaine, heroin, and a pistol after being stopped for speeding.
Despite multiple court-ordered rehab stints, he continued to relapse. Judge Lawrence Mira made it clear that leniency had run out. “I don’t believe your client is committed to not using drugs. You may call that addiction.
Robert Downey Jr. once described his drug addiction with chilling clarity. “It’s like I’ve got a shotgun in my mouth, with my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal” (via BBC News). He said that standing before a judge in 1999, facing a three-year prison sentence for violating parole.
The actor had battled substance abuse since childhood, admitting that he first tried drugs at the age of eight. By the time he was established, addiction had taken hold. In 1996, he was arrested for possession of cocaine, heroin, and a pistol after being stopped for speeding.
Despite multiple court-ordered rehab stints, he continued to relapse. Judge Lawrence Mira made it clear that leniency had run out. “I don’t believe your client is committed to not using drugs. You may call that addiction.
- 3/9/2025
- by Koimoi.com Team
- KoiMoi
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