steven adler arrested for possession of narcotics

[guns_n_motley]

TMZ has learned Steven Adler, former drummer for Guns N' Roses, was arrested early this morning
in Hollywood for possession of narcotics, being under the influence and an outstanding warrant.

Adler is still in police custody.

Earlier this month, the 43-year-old rocker told a radio station he was planning on being part of the
cast of "Sober Living," a spin-off of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab." The timing couldn't be better.

SOURCE:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/18/guns-n-roses-guitarist-welcome-to-the-pokey/


so much for Celebrity rehab

[Rapunzel]

Well, maybe this is the trigger that finally helps him to change things around for the better. He doesn't need to be on a show like Celebrity Rehab  /Sober Living  for that.  I don't see how that could help him.

Wake up call.   



(They tried to do the same thing to Bach on Supergroup and the result was hilarious! Did you see the look on Nugent's face when Bach came out with the bottle of JD and started to skull!) 

[IzzyDutch]

No wakeup call... he'll never learn it, it'll be like this until he's dead.

[guns_n_motley]

Well, maybe this is the trigger that finally helps him to change things around for the better. He doesn't need to be on a show like Celebrity Rehab  /Sober Living  for that.  I don't see how that could help him.

Wake up call.   



(They tried to do the same thing to Bach on Supergroup and the result was hilarious! Did you see the look on Nugent's face when Bach came out with the bottle of JD and started to skull!) 

maybe, but one would think a stroke and nearly dieing would be a wakeup call as well...

[Rapunzel]

He knows what I'm talking about.

[RancidPunx]

God Bless you Adler.May you get better soon. I met Adler three years ago, nicest dude in the world, hugging people , sharing Gunners stories, signing, taking pics and playing as if he were in a stadium when there were 500 people there. Some of his old buddies, Slash, Axl, Izzy should step in and help this man.

[Alan]

he doesn't want help. shit have you seen how many people have tried to straighten him out.

he got his face on TV got a bit of money again then went off and got high, same old story.

[IzzyDutch]

God Bless you Adler.May you get better soon. I met Adler three years ago, nicest dude in the world, hugging people , sharing Gunners stories, signing, taking pics and playing as if he were in a stadium when there were 500 people there. Some of his old buddies, Slash, Axl, Izzy should step in and help this man.

They've all stepped in.. especially Izzy who Steven is closest to this days.

He even wrote a song about Steven, it's 'TJ' aka Tijuana on his solo album Miami.

[Bandita]

Shocker.  Not.

Sad though, what a waste of talent.

I'm afraid everyone has tried to help this guy, only he can make the resolve to really do it.

[jarmo]

Ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler arrested on drug charges

Police are called to Canyon Drive in Hollywood on a report of a disturbance at a home. Adler was held on charges of possessing narcotics, being under the influence, and for an outstanding warrant.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:40 AM PDT, July 18, 2008

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler was arrested this morning in Hollywood for alleged drug possession.

Adler, 43, was arrested about 4 a.m. by Los Angeles police called to a home in the 2200 block of Canyon Drive, where a man was reportedly refusing to leave and creating a disturbance, said Los Angeles Police Officer April Harding.

Adler was arrested on suspicion of possessing narcotics and being under the influence, and for an outstanding warrant, Harding said, although she could not say what the warrant was for.

He was jailed on $45,000 bail.

Adler, who has faced drug charges before, drew attention in 1995 when residents alerted police after spotted him suffering from what turned out to be a heroin overdose in his car while parked in a Sherman Oaks neighborhood. He was later charged in connection with the incident.

Adler performed on early Guns N' Roses albums but was fired from the band in 1989. Adler challenged the dismissal in court, where the band's manager testified that Adler's drug addiction led to his firing.





/jarmo

[Rapunzel]

Well, now, that is a shame. 







Still, this is a chance for rehabilitation. Everyone respects a reformed drug addict. Someone who has beaten the addiction. There's time.

The warrant could be for a traffic fine.





 

[pugdog1987]

As I said before, straight out of Celebrity Rehab and on the road - he had no chance of staying sober.  The road is the very worst place for Steven.  Actually, every place is the very worst place for Steven.  He is so psychologically addicted, it doesn't matter if he physically needs it or not, his psyche demands it.    

[FunkyMonkey]

Adler was arrested on suspicion of possessing narcotics and being under the influence, and for an outstanding warrant, Harding said, although she could not say what the warrant was for.

From TMZ

UPDATE: The warrant stems from a 2005 case where Adler was charged for being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. He then sealed his fate by missing a court date in April of 2006.

[Rapunzel]

Oh, right. Yeh, as soon as you don't appear in court they tend to slap warrants on you. The law takes court appearances very seriously. You have to rock up.

[pugdog1987]

Well, now, that is a shame. 







Still, this is a chance for rehabilitation. Everyone respects a reformed drug addict. Someone who has beaten the addiction. There's time.

The warrant could be for a traffic fine.






 

Hon - Steven is never going to get clean and the warrant was issued for not showing up in court for the drug arrest and suspended license.  He just can't stop himself from fucking up. 

[Giant_Robot]

The guy is a joke !

Sad but true.

[Bandita]

The day he gets clean physically and mentally is going to be the same day he dies. 

If he didn't learn by what he already went through, a few more court appearances are not going to make any damn difference at all.

[Rapunzel]

Well, now, that is a shame. 







Still, this is a chance for rehabilitation. Everyone respects a reformed drug addict. Someone who has beaten the addiction. There's time.

The warrant could be for a traffic fine.






 

Hon - Steven is never going to get clean and the warrant was issued for not showing up in court for the drug arrest and suspended license.  He just can't stop himself from fucking up. 

Um, yeh that's what I said. He missed the court date in 2006, technically due to this missed date the police could have issued a warrant for his arrest from this time and charged him. I take it that they didn't arrest him in 2006. So yeh, Bandita, another court appearance probably wouldn't have helped him then, he would have continued driving under the influence due to his addiction.

However, if you "fuck up" again in the same way, the law takes it more seriously. That's why he was arrested this time. I know how The System works.

(.......this is where the law can help!)

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Good job Steven.

 

[GypsySoul]

The day he gets clean physically and mentally is going to be the same day he dies. 

Him and 99.999% of the rest of us!!!

Glad to hear you're perfect.