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After nearly two months in “serious rehab” – and four drinking-related arrests on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault – The Hills star Jason Wahler says he’s ready to face his demons.”I relate to Lindsay [Lohan],” Wahler tells PEOPLE in its new issue, “because she’s the same age as I am. I’m only 20. And to say that I can’t drink ever again – even on my 21st birthday – is hard. But I don’t care, as long as I’m healthy and happy.”
Those weren’t always his priorities. “Anyone who’s big in Hollywood who’s underage gets in [to clubs],” he says.
Armed with a fake ID that he wasn’t even asked for, by 18 Wahler had graduated from occasional social drinker to someone who partied hard three or four nights a week – a situation he considered normal, “until I started becoming someone I’m truly not,” he says.
“I did try drugs, but it was never my thing. It was alcohol, for sure. It would take me about 10 drinks before that other side came out. It’s like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
To read the entire article, head over to People.com.