Andy Dick is reportedly checking himself into rehab after he overdosed on crack cocaine earlier this week.
The “Road Trip” actor, 59, told TMZ that he’ll be entering a rehabilitation center in the Palm Springs, Calif., area on Friday afternoon.
Dick, who was adamantly opposed to the idea of seeking help on Thursday, credited his former “Celebrity Rehab” co-star Jenny Gimenez for changing his mind.
“Jenny Gimenez is my sister who saved me with Tim [Ryan],” he said, referencing Gimenez’s husband. The couple is sober.
Gimenez and Ryan told the outlet that Dick’s enrollment is on a “full ride scholarship offer,” meaning he won’t be footing the bill for this stay thanks to their connections with the rehab.
A rep for the comedian did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
On Tuesday, the actor was spotted slumped outside on the cement stairs of a building in Hollywood after he suffered an apparent overdose on crack cocaine.
In a video published by TMZ, Dick was seen lying flat on the concrete as several bystanders surrounded him and attempted to save his life.
Some people on the scene were seen calling the police. Another bystander was then seen grabbing Narcan, a life-saving medication that quickly reverses opioid overdoses, and giving Dick the shot.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department told the outlet that they arrived on the scene after they responded to a call about an overdose involving a 59-year-old male. Though, he was not taken to a hospital.
Shortly after the incident, Dick confirmed he was “110 percent” fine as he revealed that the whole ordeal resulted from him smoking crack with a random man on the street.
“There was a guy that was my age on the sidewalk and I felt for him, he had kids and he was depressed and he was on the sidewalk,” Dick said.
“And then he whipped out — sorry, but crack — and I’m like, you know what? I might need a little bit of that.”
The “Newsradio” alum has struggled with drug and sex addiction over the years.
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