Russell Brand. Photo / AP
Russell Brand has opened up about his drugs battle for a new British documentary in a bid to inspire addicts to embark on abstinence-based recovery.
The comedian fought substance abuse and alcohol addiction for many years, but turned his back on drugs in 2002 and he doesn't drink.
He looks
back on his health battle in his documentary called Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery, and he admits the 2011 death of his friend, singer Amy Winehouse prompted him to make the film.
"Ten years ago, I couldn't get enough - cannabis, booze, speed, acid, coke, crack, smack. I took drugs every single day," Brand said.
"I remember being told that in six months I would end up dead, in prison or a lunatic asylum and thinking, 'That sounds heavy'. "
