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"Mike Sorrentino&amp;apos;s situation has drastically improved.\r\nThe MTV reality star -- better known as The Situation -- has completed his treatment program, Sorrentino announced on his official website Thursday.\r\n&amp;quot;He is now stronger and better than ever, and excited for this new amazing chapter in his life,&amp;quot; according to a statement, which also says that Sorrentino has &amp;quot;a whole new outlook on life.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe Jersey Shore party boy announced on March 21 that he&amp;apos;s addicted to pills. &amp;quot;I have voluntarily taken steps to get control of a prescription medication problem I had due to exhaustion,&amp;quot; Sorrentino, who was reportedly at Utah&amp;apos;s Cirque Lodge, explained at the time.\r\n\r\nA source recently told Us Weekly that Sorrentino, 29, &amp;quot;had a bad drug problem a few years ago&amp;quot; and even did a pre-Shore stint in rehab. About a year ago, Sorrentino&amp;apos;s abuse of oxycodone and Xanax had gotten so out of hand, &amp;quot;MTV producers wanted to put him in rehab,&amp;quot; an insider revealed. Ex-castmate Angelina Pivarnick also recalled that, while filming the Miami season in 2010, &amp;quot;he got in trouble for having pills.&amp;quot;\r\nWhat does Sorrentino&amp;apos;s sobriety mean for his future?\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Clubs aren&amp;apos;t going to want him to promote while stone-cold sober,&amp;quot; an industry source told Us of the MTV star, who commands up to $25,000 per club appearance. &amp;quot;His out-of-control character on the show is what&amp;apos;s appealing about him.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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