AceShowbiz - Ben Affleck has been very open about his addiction to alcohol. Even though he tried to quit drinking in 1997, he continued to struggle with the addiction and eventualy completed a 30-day inpatient program at an alcohol rehab center in 2001. His drinking habits settled down following his marriage to Jennifer Garner in 2004, but he returned to rehab in 2017 to continue working on his recovery. He recently completed a 40-day stay at a treatment center.

Opening up about the issue to his Instagram followers, he called his battle with addiction a "lifelong and difficult struggle." He added, "I am fighting for myself and my family. So many people have reached out on social media and spoken about their journeys with addiction. To those people, I want to say thank you. Your strength is inspiring and is supporting me in ways I didn't think was possible. It helpes to know I am not alone. As I've had to remind myself, if you have a problem, getting help is a sign of courage, not weakness or failure."