Artie Lange avoids jail time but headed to drug court for treatment [NSFW]

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Comedian Artie Lange, who appeared in state Superior Court in Newark for a probation violation on Friday, avoided jail time even though he tested positive for drugs.

Instead, Judge Nancy Sivilli directed Lange’s attorney to make an application to drug court. If Lange is not accepted into the program, he will again face a jail sentence.

Before Sivilli made her decision, she requested that Lange undergo a drug test and return to the courtroom.

Lange, who is serving four years of probation after pleading guilty to heroin possession, tested positive for cocaine, amphetamine, benzodiazepines and Suboxone. Lange’s lawyer, Frank Arleo, told the judge he had prescriptions for the benzos and amphetamine. Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction.

Assistant Prosecutor Tony Gutierrez said Lange would have had to use cocaine within the last two days in order to test positive.

“I wouldn’t be arrogant enough to come in here after using cocaine for two days,” said Lange, 51, wearing a dark blue “New York” hoodie, his nose appearing deflated and misshapen from a long history of snorting cocaine and heroin. “It’s in my system and it shouldn’t be.”


“Heroin is out of my life," he said.
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In October, Lange tested positive for drugs more than once — for both cocaine and opioids — which made jail time a real possibility for the comedian, who spent nearly a decade as a host on “The Howard Stern Show" and has a recurring role on the HBO series “Crashing.”

Earlier this month, the comedian returned from a short stint in rehab.

“He keeps doing Band-Aid-type remedies for himself,” Gutierrez said, referencing Lange’s latest rehab program, which covered 25 days. He said the approach is not appropriate for someone like Lange, who has dealt with addiction for decades.






Artie Lange avoids jail but tests positive for cocaine at N.J. court appearance. ‘It’s in my system’
 

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Anybody wondering about his nose


According to nj.com, “Lange has had to have surgery on his nose due to years of snorting cocaine and heroin — and one incident in which he accidentally snorted glass when trying to suck up smashed OxyContin tablets — which left him with no septum and a lot of ribbing from his followers about his appearance.”


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:damn: wtf happened to his nose. I know people who've been on the same belushi mix diet for years and still have their noses in tact. this guy though:dwillhuh:

he's lucky Judd Apatow has a soft spot for him because he's burned every other bridge and would be 100% unemployable otherwise. he'd be doing the podcast circuit for train fare talking about his glory days. dude has been telling the same stories for 20 years
 
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