Shaun Weiss – who starred in the Mighty Ducks franchise of movies in the 1990s – celebrates a year sober after years of abusing methods.
The 42-year-old actor’s friend, Drew Gallagher, went to Instagram on Wednesday morning to share a screenshot of the two of them having lunch during TGI Fridays.
Shaun looks healthy as he smiles as he looks into the camera while his friend points at him with his thumb.
‘What a journey and what a recovery!’: Shaun Weiss – who starred in the Mighty Ducks franchise of movies in the 1990s – celebrates a year sober after years of abuse while his friend Drew Gallagher shared this encouraging snap has. Wednesday
Drew – who is also an actor – wrote the caption of the picture: ‘Happy 1-year sober for @Shaunweiss What a journey and what a recovery !!! So. Damn. Pride. @tmz_tv [prayer hands emoji] for help ‘
It comes months after Shaun had a new top row of permanent teeth installed after several oral surgeries to repair the damage to his mouth due to years of use.
In September, Drew on Tuesday shared an update on his condition on his GoFundMe page, along with a photo of Shaun looking better in years than he has seen in years when he flashed a bright smile.
Transformation: It comes just months after Shaun had a new top row of permanent teeth installed after several oral surgeries to repair the damage his mouth caused as a result of years of use.
Looks good! At the time, he was celebrating 230 days in recovery from addiction to methods, and would be posted on his GoFundMe page in September
“Installed his permanent top,” Gallagher wrote. “Closer to a full face of teeth.”
In the photo, Weiss smiled from ear to ear with his new teeth, with his healthy, rounded face and a short trimmed beard.
At the time the photo was taken, Weiss was celebrating more than 230 days soberly after years of abusing methods and other drugs.
The Mighty Ducks actor has made continuous improvements since he first received treatment for an addiction to meth.
“Installed his permanent top,” his friend Drew Gallagher wrote on the page. “Closer to a full face of teeth.”
During his recovery, friend and supporter Drew shared various updates about his condition and revealed in August that despite the long road ahead, things are going better than ever.
“White flourishes,” he wrote. “His face and mouth feel like ” softened flesh ” as he recovers after each mouth operation, but he feels blessed to have a new set of permanent teeth.”
The astronomical cost of dental work is offset by his dentist, dr. Gabe, covered.
“Dr. Gabe has covered all costs, and it has been allowed for Shaun to use the gofundme funds to pay rent at his sober life, as well as to buy groceries,” Drew wrote in the summer.
Previously: During his recovery, friend and supporter Drew (pictured) shared various updates on Shaun’s dramatic improvement, revealing that Shaun’s extensive dental expenses were taken care of by his generous dentist.
Add: ‘He even has a cheap laptop so he can access the internet. Another long road ahead, but growing every week! ‘
As of September, the page has raised more than $ 13,000 in donations for the child star.
Drew also posted photos of Shaun throughout the process, providing visual evidence of his improvements, which went from slender and sick to smiling and healthy.
When the donation page was launched, the biggest obstacle in his recovery was the search for adequate dental care, which fortunately came through.
“Dr Gabe has covered all costs and Shaun can use the gofundme funds to pay rent at his sober life, as well as to buy groceries,” Drew wrote in the summer.
“Any dentist willing to help Weiss is our greatest need,” Drew wrote in June, describing his serious condition. “He has no teeth and it’s an extra inconvenience I’m trying to alleviate.”
According to the American Dental Association, the use of methamphetamine can lead to severe tooth decay and cause teeth to break or fall out.
Although the remedy is acidic and can wear tooth enamel, meth can also cause dry mouth, which increases the likelihood of tooth decay, and the psychological effects of meth can lead users without brushing regularly or getting proper dental care.
Shocking: In recent cup recordings, Weiss (here in January) looked very cocky and confused. He lives on the street and suffers from numerous health issues
The actor, who played Goldberg in the hockey-themed Disney-themed Mighty Ducks movies, lived on the streets and turned to crime.
During an arrest for burglary in January, Shaun looked shocking and addicted after years of drug use.
Weiss finally received the help he urgently needed after being released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California, to complete a 90-day rehabilitation program after a week-long detox in a center in Orange County, California.
Sources said at the time that the plan was for the native of Montvale, New Jersey, to complete an outpatient program and participate in a sober home program until he stays in a sober home.
Good news: Weiss finally got the help he urgently needed after being released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California to complete a 90-day rehabilitation program after a week-long detox in a center in Orange County, California.
According to TMZ, executives with an unnamed television series helped coordinate Weiss’s time at the expensive rehabilitation center. (A remake of Mighty Ducks is in production with Disney +.)
Weiss was arrested Jan. 26 in connection with burglary and under the influence of meth, and he was held on $ 52,500 bail, according to a release from the Marysville Police Department.
Police said a resident of Marysville, California, a community about 125 miles northwest of San Francisco, contacted them after they discovered Weiss on their property.
According to officers, Weiss broke a window to slip into the vehicle in which he was hiding in the garage of the house.
Demand for fame: Weiss is known for playing goalkeeper Goldberg in the 1990s Mighty Ducks franchise
Weiss, who was arrested on the spot, “showed symptoms that he was under the influence of methamphetamine,” police said. The actor told police he was violating and breaking into the vehicle that was not his.
The actor has been plagued by drug and legal issues for the past few years as he was also arrested in connection with public drunkenness in August 2018 in Oroville, California. He was also arrested in December 201 for shoplifting.
Prior to that, in 2017, he was sentenced to 90 days in prison after being arrested for possession of methods in Burbank, California.
Support: According to TMZ, managers with an anonymous television series helped coordinate Weiss’s course in the expensive rehabilitation center. (A remake of Mighty Ducks is in production with Disney +.)