The Situation: 'My Addiction Was Prescription Painkillers'
May 22 2012, Published 12:00 p.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
From Dancing with the Stars to dancing with the devil, The Situation's had a busy few years.
Now, Jersey Shore's Mike Sorrentino opens up to MTV's Sway about the substance abuse that landed him in rehab, and Breaking Celebrity News has all the details for you.
The Situation said that his recent stint in recovery was to curb a nasty pill popping habit -- a story Breaking Celebrity News was first to report back in March.
"My addiction was prescription painkillers. At first, I thought it gave me energy, I thought it helped me," he said, citing the nonstop travel demands and plane rides expected of those in show business. "Being in this business is not easy."
The reality star said he "made a mistake by picking a substance over what I previously chose, which is fitness."
He said that he never had any other abuse issues to deal with -- i.e. alcohol, cocaine or marijuana -- nor did he ever mix his pills with any of the aforementioned substances.