Aerosmith screamer Steven Tyler was once the poster boy for drug addiction in the music biz. In fact, Tyler and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry were known as the "Toxic Twins" for their heroin and sundry other habits. But Tyler has a new drug, and this time it's over-the-counter.
While promoting the release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on Friday, Tyler told the Associated Press that he recently checked back into rehab not to kick heroin or coke, but prescription meds and sleep aids. After undergoing surgery and physical therapy on his foot, Tyler couldn't hack the pain and admitted himself into a facility for help.
Prescription meds are the new drug of choice for rock and movie stars, some of whom have fallen prey to lethal doses.
Teens are currently abusing prescription meds more than coke, heroin and meth combined.
Source: Wired
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/prescription-dr.html#more
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