Actor-comedian Andy Dick, 59, has checked himself into rehab following a public overdose earlier this week that was caught on camera.
The star, who rose to fame in the mid-1990s with his role on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, confirmed to TMZ that he would be entering a rehabilitation facility in Palm Springs, California, after previously telling a reporter from the outlet that he would not be seeking treatment.
“I’m not going to be in rehab,” Dick told the reporter, before asking them, “Do I need help? Do we all need help? Do you need help?”
The decision to seek treatment comes after photos of Dick overdosing on a Los Angeles street circulated on Tuesday. According to Dick, the overdose came after he smoked crack cocaine with a stranger. Narcan, a drug that can reverse the effects of opiat

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