Catching up with the teen stars of yesterday can be less a pleasant trip down memory lane and more a gloomy revelation of how far that cute kid has fallen. After they have reached the heights of celebrity at an early age, the remainder of a teenstar’s life can turn into a frenzied grasping to keep what they attained at such a young age. It’s a lot of pressure to put on a young adult and the stress often leads to addiction – and then to rehab. At least that’s the case with Sean Kanan, who became famous as the teenaged star of Karate Kid III, and who is now battling an addiction to prescription painkillers.

Kanan’s struggle with substance abuse is the focus of this week’s episode of Rehab. The emotional reality series explores the world behind the doors of the famous Passages Rehab Centre in Malibu, following seven fallen stars as they confront the demons underlying the addictions that are destroying their lives. Each episode tracks the difficult journey of one of the celebrities as Passage’s dedicated therapists help them turn and face the pain that has driven them to hurt themselves.

With his classic good looks, Kanan had no trouble finding work in feature fims and American soaps following Karate Kid, but now after several arrests for drink driving and a prolonged battle with alcoholism, the work has dried up and an addiction to Vicodin has taken its place. Facing the end of the career he loves, Sean is compelled into treatment at Passages where both his blood test and his therapy sessions reveal secrets he’d rather not face. Is Sean’s real addiction simply to stardom, and if so how can he get on the road to sobriety? Viewers can find out this week on LIVING.

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH , 9PM

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