Eric Dane Details Every Drug He Took During Height of Troubled Period in Posthumous Memoir
The Grey's Anatomy actor said he went to rehab five times and relapsed after a neck injury, according to an excerpt from his memoir.
- Eric Dane's posthumous memoir, 'My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments,' reveals the staggering amount of drugs he tried in his twenties, with the book set for release on November 3.
- During what he called his 'dark period,' Dane admitted, 'I got high, I got stoned, I got wasted, I shot up, I freebased, I did every drug imaginable,' while attending rehab five times on Grey's Anatomy.
- The actor relapsed around 2008 after a neck injury, later writing of his gaunt appearance: 'I drop to 170... I feel other members of the cast looking at me,' while listing Vicodin, Percocet, and OxyContin.
- After battling ALS, Dane died at 53 in February, following a 2024 incident in Antigua where his daughter Georgia rescued him from drowning.
- Throughout his struggles, wife Rebecca Gayheart remained his support system, with the actor spending his final days surrounded by Rebecca and daughters Billie and Georgia.
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In February "Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane died at the age of 53. His memories now appear posthumously. In it the actor openly describes that drugs have long determined his everyday life.
The actor, who died last November, confessed in his book that by his 20s, drug use had dominated his daily life.
In his posthumous memoir, actor Eric Dane describes years of severe addiction, during which he used a wide range of drugs and entered rehab five times while filming “Grey’s Anatomy.” The book, “My Days: A Memoir in Moments,” will be released on November 3, 2026, a few months after the actor’s death at the age of 53. In an excerpt published by People, Dane writes, “I don’t think there’s a drug I haven’t tried.” He then lists alcohol, marijuana, L…
Eric Dane unveils 'every drug imaginable' he did in posthumous memoir: 'My dark period'
Eric Dane unveils 'every drug imaginable' he did in posthumous memoir: 'My dark period'Late Grey's Anatomy actor Eric Dane is lifting the lid on the staggering amount of drugs he did during his twenties in upcoming posthumous memoir, My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments.According to...
Eric Dane tells in posthumous biography that he used several drugs and went through five hospitalizations during Grey's Anatomy.
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