Martin Sheen talks about Charlie's drug abuse

Martin Sheen spills the beans about his son Charlie's drug abuse, telling AARP The Magazine that he became a "fanatic" about saving the boy once he found out about his shenanigans. And just how did the 67-year-old find out about the drugs?

"The only way I got to Charlie, frankly, was because he'd skipped out of the hospital. I had to pay the bill," Sheen says. "In paying the bill, I got to see why he was in there. He'd consumed an illegal substance; he was on probation. ... This was a criminal matter. And so that was the wedge; that was the leverage I had. That is what I took to the court; that's what I took to the sheriff. It was the only way I got him."

The whole episode eventually helped Marty, too, since it made him turn to Alcoholics Anonymous the fight his own alcohol abuse.

"I got sober through Catholicism, through my faith," Sheen tells the magazine. "I only got involved with AA when I was trying desperately to find a way to help Charlie, because I didn't have any skills."

If only Chuck had gotten that kind of help when he decided to marry Denise Richards.

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