It’s no secret that Josh Brolin has struggled with alcohol for years. The actor himself has talked about it and even checked into rehab late last year. But now he reveals that he has also had drug abuse issues and was a heroin user.

Speaking to The Guardian, Brolin said: “I tried heroin, that sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But yeah, I tried heroin. I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. I’ve had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they’re all dead now.”

The 46 year-old has also revealed that he was a member of the ‘Cito Rats,’ a gang of surfers with a bad reputation, in the early 80s.

“It was Santa Barbara. It was the ’80s. It was punk rock,” he said. “You either had the children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, neglectful parents, so it was a mix. But we basically grew up the same way. I’ve never seen a group like that before or since.”

However, last year was a turning point for Josh.

“I realized that I was on a destructive path. I knew that I had to change and mature. It was like I stepped back and saw the hamster wheel,” he added.

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