Dax Shepard is bravely opening up about relapse from his sobriety. The 45-year-old actor recently admitted on his podcast Armchair Expert on Friday (September 25) that after having 16 years of sobriety, he relapsed with painkillers, and has been “on them all day” for the past eight weeks.
He spoke about his experience with sobriety over the years, including the painful period of time when his father was dying in 2012, and the more “grey area” part of his journey.
He said it was his motorcycle accident in August that led to his full relapse. He also thought he was managing the addiction, until his podcast co-host, Monica Padman, called him out on his altered behaviour. “And I start lying to you pretty regularly.
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