John Stamos's Battle With Alcohol Addiction Led To A 'Dark' Place

"Full House" star John Stamos is opening up about his struggles with alcohol, and how it led to a "dark" place in his life.

In his debut memoir, "If You Would Have Told Me", which will be out on October 24, the 60-year-old actor opens up about his addiction to alcohol, and what led him to get clean.

The "Big Shot" star, who just turned 60 years old a few weeks ago, battled alcohol addiction for years, which even led to him getting a DUI in 2015, which made headlines. That DUI was his breaking point.

"I had that DUI and I was like, 'I can't do this. I've got to straighten up,'" Stamos told People. "That's when I was confusing the universe because I'm not a bad person, but I was doing crappy things."

One year after he had the DUI, he opened up about how much he "regretted" it, acknowledging that he "could have hurt somebody". "It was really stupid and ignorant of me,” the actor said at the time. “And I hated myself for that. It was a bad, bad thing. So I said to myself, I have to stop this up and down, up and down, I have to.”

Following the DUI, Stamos entered rehab, which he admits was "dark for a little bit," but "it started to get better". As he went through rehab, he said he "made a lot of really good friends" which helped him get clean.

"I had a lot waiting for me, and I feel bad because a lot of people don't, because they burned their lives down," he added. "Luckily, I had my sisters, but I also had 'Fuller House'. I got home and I think like a week later, we started 'Fuller House'."

Although rehab helped the "Full House" actor get clean, he credits his wife, Caitlin McHugh Stamos, and their 5-year-old son, Billy, for helping him to stay on the sobriety path.

"They have kept me on this path because going down the road of being sober and taking care of yourself, everybody tries. Everybody does it. You could get going for a little while. Then, it's like, 'I can drink again,'" he told the outlet. "So it's staying on the path is what they mostly do for me."

Although John Stamos admits at times "it's hard", overall he says he has "been pretty good."

"It's hard, but it's not because it's hard for a lot of people," he admitted. "It's not that hard for me because it's still so fresh in my mind that all I have to do is look at that picture of me in handcuffs on that street."

"I was sitting on a curb or whatever. It just makes me throw up right now just thinking [about it]," he explained on the time. "Never again."

John Stamos's memoir, "If You Would Have Told Me" is available for pre-order. It will be released on October 24.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.