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Published 16:26 14 Oct 2020 GMT
Kristen Bell has opened up about the relapse her husband Dax Shepard suffered after 17 years of sobriety.
Per a recent report by Insider, Shepard first went teetotal back in 2004, after struggling with an addiction to alcohol and cocaine, and started using prescription opioids eight years ago.
Watch Kristen Bell talk about Dax's relapse in the video below:
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According to Insider, Shepard revealed in a discussion on an episode of his podcast Armchair Expert, that he developed a Vicodin dependence, after being prescribed the drug by his doctor following a motorcycle accident while struggling to care for his cancer-stricken father.
Shepard stated:
"So eight years into sobriety, I have not done a single shady thing. There was nothing gray.I immediately called my sponsor and I said, ‘I’m in a ton of pain and I got to work all day, and we have friends that have Vicodin.’
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He added:
"And he said: ‘Okay, you can take a couple Vicodin to get through the day at work but you have to go to the doctor, and you have to get a prescription and you have to have Kristen dole out the prescription.'"
"So I give him a bunch of Percocet and then I go, I have a prescription for this, and I was in a motorcycle accident, and I’m gonna take some too.”
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In a virtual interview on The Ellen Show, The Good Place actress stated that she's willing to return to therapy and support her spouse during his difficult time.
Bell stated:
"[Dax] is actually doing really great... Everybody is up against their own demons. Sometimes it's anxiety and depression. Sometimes it's substance abuse."
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She continued:
"The thing I love most about Dax is... that he was able to tell me and tell us and say: 'We need a different plan.' We have a plan: if he has to take medication for any reason, I have to administer it. But he was like: 'We need a stronger plan.'
"He was like: 'I don't want to risk this family and I did, so let's put new things in place to make sure it doesn't happen again.'"
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Per Us Magazine, Bell and Shepard have been dating since meeting in 2007 and announced their engagement in 2010. They were wed in a simple ceremony at the Beverly Hills County Clerk's Office on October 16, 2013.
