Michael Douglas’ drug troubled son Cameron has hit rock bottom after he was sentenced to five years’ jail for dealing cocaine and methamphetamine.
In front of his famous actor father and a packed courtroom in New York, Cameron admitted his drug-infused downfall had ruined his life.
“I made a lot of mistakes … I believe your honour that things will be different this time because I feel I have the full support of my family and my parents,” the New York Post reported him as saying.
Upon being sentenced the 31-year-old admitted this was the first time he had been sober since his drug problem began at 13.
“First, I’d like to apologise to my family … for my behaviour … I’d like to ask you for the opportunity to be a productive family member and a good role model,” he said.
The on-again off-again actor and DJ has a long history with drug addiction. In 2007 he was charged for possession of a controlled substance after police officers found a syringe containing liquid cocaine in a car he was in.
In July 2009, he was caught high on drugs in a hotel apartment which was being rented for him by his father.
Cameron was busted for his involvement in a deal to move and sell a half-pound of crystal meth worth US$18,000 ($19,300) from California to New York.
He was placed under house arrest at his mother’s apartment, but his strong addiction continued. At one point he pleaded with his girlfriend to smuggle him heroin, which she attempted by hiding it inside an electric toothbrush, but was caught.
He will also have to pay a fine of US$25,000 ($27,000), serve 450 hours of community service when released and undergo weekly counselling sessions with family members present.
Despite his downfall the 31-year-old continues to have the support of his family with his father, step-mum actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and his 93-year-old famed grandfather actor Kirk Douglas writing letters on Cameron’s behalf.
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