John Stamos reveals the exact moment when he knew he had to become sober

The Full House star stopped drinking eight years ago.


John Stamos became sober in 2015, and now he shares more on the incident that led him to change. In a new interview with People ,, THE Full house star opened on his sobriety, the exact moment when he knew he had to stop drinking and how his wife, Caitlin Mchugh Stamos , and their son, five years old Bowl , support it. Stamos said about the period he was still drinking: "I'm not a bad person, but I was doing crazy things." Read the rest to see what else Full house Star had to say.

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A moment of breakthrough for the Stamos occurred in 2015.

John Stamos at the HBO Emmys afterparty in 2015
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In 2015, Stamos was accused of driving under the influence. It was an alarm clock for him.

"I had this dui and I said to myself:" I can't do that. I have to straighten myself "," Stamos, whose memories If you would have told me was released on October 24, said People . "It was then that I confused the universe because I am not a bad person, but I did crazy things."

He explained his dependence on alcohol, saying, "I had to sober. I was drinking too much. I just went low. I did not go high. I just surrounded myself with people with whom I should not have be."

Stamos said that remembering the dui always affects him deeply to date. "It's difficult, but it is not because it is difficult for many people," he said about his sober. "It is not so difficult for me because it is always so fresh in my mind that all I have to do is look at this photo of me in the handcuffs on this street. I was sitting on a Trottoir or something else. It just makes me vomit well now, I think [about this].

In a previous interview with Howard Stern in 2016 ( via People ), Stamos said that in addition to abandoning alcohol, he had ceased to use the ambien prescription sleep medication, which he called the "most difficult thing to kick".

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He was sentenced to the Dui.

John Stamos at the ABC International Upfronts in 2015
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As indicated by the Los Angeles Times , in November 2015, Stamos was condemned Regarding the Dui of June 2015 after pleading without competition with an accusation of crime. He was sentenced to three years of probation and sentenced to attending a three -month alcohol abuse program, two hours of drug and alcohol advice and 52 alcoholic anonymous meetings.

He entered a rehabilitation program.

Before being sentenced, Stamos has entered a rehabilitation program of his own will. In September 2015, he opened on Today .

"I had this moment, I had a little free time and I had a decision to make. So I took advantage of the time. And I made a choice, and I am so grateful that I I did, "he said. The actor explained that he had gone back and forth "looking for this kind of treatment in the past, but took the step this time with the support of those who were close to him." I have I had such good will behind me, "he said." Many people said to themselves: "Hey, John, will be healthy! We love you." So it's time. I am happy to have done it ... I feel better than I felt in a decade. I feel very, very good. ""

In the Today Interview, Stamos also shared that the death of his mother had it in a particularly bad place at the time. "Well, I lost my mother last year, and she was the love of my life-obviously a difficult period for me," he said.

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His wife and son keep him on the right track.

Caitlin McHugh Stamos and John Stamos at opening night of
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In his new interview with People , Stamos credited Mchugh Stamos and their son, Billy, of having provided the support he needs to stay sober.

"They kept me on this path because I go to the road to be sober and take care of you, everyone tries. Everyone does. You could go there for a while. Then, C 'is like "I can drink again. "So he stayed on the way is what they do mainly for me," said the 60 -year -old man.

Stamos also said he was lucky when he had decided to go to a detoxification treatment, due to the other forms of support he had and the work he knew he could come back. "I expected a lot, and I feel bad because a lot of people don't do it because they have burned their lives," he said. "Fortunately, I had my sisters, but I also had More complete house . I got home and I think that a week later, we started More complete house ." THE Full house The aftermath broadcast new episodes on Netflix from 2016 to 2020.

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