Josh Peck Food Addiction Led To Drug Addiction

Josh Peck is opening up about his past secret drug addiction.

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The former Nickelodeon star has a new memoir coming out on March 15.

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It’s titled. “Happy People Are Annoying.”

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It delves into his multiple addictions throughout his childhood and into his young adulthood.

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“What is really clear is that I overdo things. And then I discovered drugs and alcohol,” he writes.

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“I used food and drugs to numb my feelings.”

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Like most addicts, his reputation went from good to bad.

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He became known for being “unstable and erratic.”

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This was a massive wakeup call for the actor. "I had worked so hard for this thing and I was getting very close to losing it."

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