Shaun Weiss – who starred in the Mighty Ducks franchise in the 1990s – is celebrating a sober year after years of methamphetamine abuse.
The friend of the 42-year-old actor, Drew Gallagher, went on Instagram on Wednesday morning to share a moment with the two at lunch at TGI Friday.
Shaun looked healthy as he smiled as he stared into the room as his friend pointed his finger at him.
“What a journey and what a recovery!”: Shaun Weiss – who starred in the Mighty Ducks franchise in the 1990s – celebrates a sober year after years of methamphetamine abuse, while his friend Drew Gallagher shared this moment encouraging Wednesday
Drew – who is also an actor – headlined the image: “Happy 1 year sober for @shaunweiss What a journey and what a recovery !!! So. Damn it. Proud. @tmz_tv [prayer hands emoji] for help’
This comes just months after Shaun had a new upper row of permanent teeth installed after several oral surgeries to correct his mouth damage from years of methamphetamine use.
In September, Drew shared an update on his status on his GoFundMe page on Tuesday, along with a photo of Shaun that looked better than it had in recent years, while throwing a bright smile.
Transformation: This comes just months after Shaun was fitted with a new upper row of permanent teeth following several oral surgeries to correct his mouth damage from years of methamphetamine use.
Looks good! At the time, he celebrated 230 days of recovery from methamphetamine addiction and as an update was posted on his GoFundMe page in September
“He installed his permanent top,” Gallagher wrote. “Close to the full face of the teeth.”
In the photo, Weiss smiled from ear to ear with his new teeth, showing his healthy, rounded face and short beard.
At the time of the photo shoot, Weiss had celebrated more than 230 sober days after years of abusing methamphetamine and other drugs.
Actor Mighty Ducks has made steady improvements since the first search for treatment for a methamphetamine addiction.
“He installed his permanent top,” his friend Drew Gallagher wrote on the page. “Close to the full face of the teeth.”
Throughout his recovery, his friend and supporter Drew shared various updates about his condition and, in August, revealed that, despite the long road, Shaun was doing better than ever.
“Weiss is thriving,” he wrote. His face and mouth feel like “tender flesh,” as he recovers from each oral operation, but he feels blessed to receive a new set of permanent teeth.
The astronomical costs of dental work are generously covered by his dentist, Dr. Gabe.
“Dr. Gabe covered all the costs and allowed Shaun to use the funds to pay the rent for his sober home, as well as to buy some food, ”Drew wrote in a summer update.
Next: During the recovery, friend and supporter Drew (pictured) shared various updates on Shaun’s dramatic improvement and revealed that Shaun’s extensive dental expenses are cared for by his generous dentist.
He added: “He even has a cheap laptop, so he can access the internet. Another long way forward, but growing every week! ‘
Since September, the page has raised over $ 13,000 in donations for the child who suffered the star.
Drew also posted photos of Shaun throughout the process, providing visual evidence of his improvements, which went from weak and sick to smiling and healthy.
When the donation page began, the biggest obstacle to its recovery was the search for proper dental care, which fortunately came.
“Dr. Gabe covered all the costs and Shaun was allowed to use the gofundme funds to pay rent for his sober home, as well as to buy some food, ”Drew wrote in a summer update.
“Any dentist who wants to help Weiss is our greatest current need,” Drew wrote in June, describing his serious condition. “He has no teeth and it’s an additional discomfort that I’m trying to alleviate.”
According to the American Dental Association, the use of methamphetamine can lead to severe dental caries and can cause teeth to break or fall out.
While the drug is acidic and can wear tooth enamel, methamphetamine can also lead to dry mouth spells, which increase the likelihood of tooth decay, and the psychological effects of methamphetamine can cause users to pass without regular brushing or dental care. proper.
Shocking: In the last photos on the cup, Weiss (here in January) looked extremely obscene and messy. He lived on the streets and suffered from many health problems
The actor, who played Goldberg in the Disney-themed hockey movie Mighty Ducks, had lived on the street and turned into a murder.
In a pint from a January burglary arrest, Shaun looked shockingly awful and bewildered after years of drug use.
Weiss finally received the help he desperately needed after being released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California, to complete a 90-day rehabilitation program after a week-long detox. a center in Orange County, California.
Sources said at the time that the plan was for the native of Montvale, New Jersey, to complete an outpatient program and take part in a sober home program until he received permission to remain in a sober home.
Good news: Weiss finally got the help he desperately needed after he was released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California, to complete a 90-day rehabilitation program after a detoxification of a week at a center in Orange County, California
According to TMZ, the directors of an unnamed television series helped coordinate Weiss’s internship at the expensive rehab unit. (A reboot of Mighty Ducks is in production with Disney +.)
Weiss was arrested Jan. 26 in connection with the burglary and was under the influence of methamphetamine and was detained on $ 52,500 bail, according to a Marysville Police Department statement.
Police said a resident of Marysville, California, a community about 125 miles northwest of San Francisco, contacted them after they discovered Weiss on their property.
Responding officers said Weiss broke a window to sneak into the vehicle where he was found hiding in the garage of the house.
Claim fame: Weiss is famous for playing Goldberg goalkeeper in the Mighty Ducks franchise in the 1990s
Weiss, who was arrested on the spot, “showed symptoms of being under the influence of methamphetamine,” police said. The actor told the police that he was sinning and broke the vehicle that was not his.
The actor has been affected by drugs and legal issues in recent years, as he was also arrested in connection with public intoxication in August 2018 in Oroville, California. He was also arrested for shoplifting in December 201.
Prior to that, in 2017, he was sentenced to 90 days in prison after being arrested in connection with possession of methamphetamine in Burbank, California.
Support: According to TMZ, the directors of an unnamed television series helped coordinate Weiss’s internship at the expensive detox unit. (A Mighty Ducks reboot is in production with Disney +.)