The downside of being an over-the-top, sex-and-drugs reality star is that it's far too easy to get too enthusiastic about the drugs. And while MTV tried to keep it PG-13, illicit drugs were very much in Sitch's orbit once he hit the small screen; for example, during filming, the Situation's close buddy the Unit was reportedly arrested outside of the infamous Jersey Shore house for possession of ketamine.
Then, in March 2012, TMZ confirmed that Sorrentino had entered rehab for substance abuse, even though his rep said he had simply "spent the past several weeks at an undisclosed location for much needed rest and recuperation after his extensive production and appearance schedule." They later discovered that he had been seeking treatment at the Cirque Lodge in Utah, and confirmed he had been abusing prescription pills.
A source for Radar Online also shed light on the alleged, uh, situation, saying, "Mike was taking unbelievable amounts of Dilaudid along with Xanax and Ambien. Mike was taking about 20-30 pills a day which easily could have killed him. Mike is very lucky that he didn't overdose and die, because the amount of prescription drugs was that high and deadly."
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