Dax Shepard Reveals He Has Relapsed In Emotional New Podcast

We have always loved Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell for their authenticity and honesty when it comes to all aspects of their life, from the successes and excitement to the struggles and the challenges they face.

In a new episode of his podcast Dax has opened up about a very real struggle he's been facing in his sobriety journey.

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have always been open about his experience with addiction.

At the beginning of September, Kristen shared a letter their daughter had written in honor of Dax's 16th anniversary of sobriety, writing, "Today is my husband's 16th sobriety birthday. My daughter woke him up with this sign, and a sketch of the one and only Ronald Weasley (absolutely random, and also perfect)."

However, in an emotional new episode of his podcast *Armchair Expert* titled "Day 7," Dax admitted he had relapsed.

Dax begins the episode by explaining that eight years into his sobriety, he received a prescription for painkillers. While Kristen was in charge of the dosages, Dax admitted that over the years as he received new prescriptions after various surgeries, he began acting "shady" and saving the pills he was being given to take at his own discretion.

After recent accidents starting "six months ago," he began purchasing pills outside of his presciption.

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"For the last eight weeks, maybe, I'm on them all day. And I'm allowed to be on them at some dosage because I have a prescription, but I'm also augmenting that," he revealed. "And then the prescription runs out and I'm now just taking oxys that I bought whenever I decide I can do."

Dax revealed that he came clean to Kristen and his podcast co-host Monica Padman just over a week ago.

He also stated that on the day the episode was recorded, which was September 21st, Dax was on his seventh day of sobriety since his initial relapse.

We're so proud of Dax for coming forward with his struggle and we're very grateful that he remains in good health!