Jeff
Conaway Plans a Second Stint on Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew
3/7/08
Troubled Grease star Jeff Conaway is planning a second stint on
hard-hitting U.S. reality show Celebrity Rehab despite quitting the
program days before completing his televised treatment.
The actor - who played Kenickie in the iconic 1978 musical movie - was
struggling with severe cocaine, painkiller and alcohol addictions when he
signed up to appear with other fallen stars on psychologist Dr. Drew
Pinsky's TV experiment.
He quit the program early when the facility which housed himself and
others, like fellow actor Daniel Baldwin, reportedly ran out of the pain
medication he needed.
But Conaway isn't opposed to returning to Celebrity Rehab for a planned
second season.
He says, "It's not over, I'm gonna go back in."
The actor admits he no longer feels like a suicidal lost cause, thanks
to Dr.
Pinsky's treatment, and help from former Grease costar John Travolta,
who has come to his aid since his rehab stint.
Conaway insists the recent death of his mother made him realize how far
he has come: "I miss her a lot, but I didn't go back to using over
that."
The fallen star admits he still needs to work on his painkiller
addiction - and that's why he'd like to return to Celebrity Rehab.