you know, having being sent away to boarding school, you know, the drug dealers that i ve prosecuted had a hell of a lot worse problems than that, but they still were punished. you know, i don t blame his parents for trying to help, but the list of problems he had is not the most tragic that i ve ever heard. dr. reef, what about that? people listening to this report shaking their heads saying, okay, so he was sent to boarding school and had a famous dad. is that really an excuse? yeah, a lot of people are saying, big deal. you re a celebrity, you ve got it all. what s your problem? why are you using drugs? it comes down to your specific situation. i have drug addicts that i ve treated that are high-end celebrity that have no coping skills and no ability to deal with life. and they can t deal with just basic day-to-day functions that most of us can. i ve also had people that have had horrific, horrific life sentences, so to speak, where they ve encountered every abuse and trauma k
means, literally, this is where i fit in. these are the people that are going to stand by me. cameron s father also tried to sway the judge by reminding him addiction runs in the family. michael douglas was treated for alcohol addiction. his brother died of a drug overdose. you re going to learn from that. and you re already genetically prewired, so it s a scary proposition. reporter: cameron has been in jail for the last nine months, and according to his father s letter, he s been sober longer than any time since he was 13. before sentencing, cameron douglas apologized, saying he decided to take the right path. minutes later, the judge sentenced him to five years in prison. drug treatment, if available. the judge told the court, the letters didn t acknowledge the impact on victims of society for dealing drugs. michael douglas held back tears. cameron s mother cried. their son left the courtroom without a word. just one final glance at his parents. after all these year, he had