AceShowbiz - Robert Downey Jr. is now one of the most highest-paid actors in show business. But not so long ago, he was practically unhireable due to his drinking and drug misuse, not to mention the time he spent in prison due to his addiction. Fortunately, he finally got to the point where he realized that he couldn't continue being addicted to the substance.

He said of his decision to get sober in an interview, "I reached out for help and I ran with it, you know? Because you can reach out for help in a half-a**ed way, and you'll get it, and you won't take advantage of it. You know? It's really not that difficult to overcome these seemingly ghastly problems. What's hard is to decide." Robert has now been sober for more than ten years, thanks to his wife Susan Downey and his friends.