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Eric Roberts: 'I'm not a pothead anymore'

Published Thursday, Aug 5 2010, 15:57 BST | By Lara Martin

Eric Roberts has described his journey on Celebrity Rehab as "incredible".

The Expendables star signed on for the Dr Drew Pinsky show earlier this year in order to beat a dependence on marijuana.

Speaking to Access Hollywood, he said: "I've been a pothead almost all my life.

"I'm not anymore and it's the first time I've ever been [on a red carpet] not stoned! I actually went for Dr Drew but I stayed for the experience. It was incredible."

Roberts's wife previously told E! Online: "Eric quit drugs and alcohol in 1995. He has no interest in anything, other than marijuana. He uses marijuana as a medication. He has a prescription. However, a dependency is a dependency and he doesn't want to be dependent on it anymore."

The actor recently tweeted that the show's team was "fantastic" and said he wanted to "to move out of the weed garden and into a place where things can blossom and grow".

The fourth season of Celebrity Rehab airs on VH1 later this year.