Charlie Sheen celebrates one year anniversary since giving up smoking by encouraging others to quit: ‘Trust me the sooner the better’
The July 4th holiday marks a major milestone for Charlie Sheen.
The former Two And A Half Men star took to Twitter and announced he was celebrating his one year anniversary since quitting smoking.
‘Dear @my lungs, it was one year ago TODAY, that i quit smoking ! hashtag – YOU’RE WELCOME !’ he wrote with an added comedic touch.
Milestone: Charlie Sheen celebrated the one year anniversary of quitting smoking on July 4th
The 54-year-old also shared about his regret for ever having picked up the habit in the first place.
‘if i could go back in time and have NEVER STARTED, i would absolutely do so !’ he added before turning his attention to those whose are still battling with the addiction.
‘If you are on the fence about quitting, trust me; the sooner the better !’
Open book: The actor, 54, announced his non-smoking milestone on Twitter, along with his regret for ever picking up the habit and words of encouragement to others to quit
Sheen’s milestone and words of encouragement have not fallen on deaf ears on Twitter.
One of his followers replied: ‘I need to hear this @charliesheen, while another person added, ‘I quit Monday. Thanks for the encouragement from an unexpected place.’
Someone else applauded the Platoon star on his accomplishment by writing, ‘Good job, Charlie. I also quit a while back. Hardest thing I ever did but the best thing I ever did.’
And yet another follower gave him props for trying to motivate others to put down cigarettes and replied: ‘Good for you Charlie. It’s very hard, thanks for motivating others to quit.’
Another milestone: The former Two And A Half Men star celebrated two years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol on December 10, 2019; he publicly acknowledged his one year sober anniversary in December 2018
Another major milestone in Sheen’s life happens on December 10; his sobriety date.
This past December he celebrated two years off of drugs and alcohol, and a number of his family and friends took to social media to send him messages of support and congratulations.
While he did not mark that particular occasion with a public post, he did share about reaching one year of sobriety in 2018.
‘so THIS happened yesterday! a fabulous moment, in my renewed journey!’ he wrote along with a picture of his one-year sobriety medallion and the hashtag: #TotallyFocused.
Sheen had a much-publicized fallout from his substance abuse years, which included suffering a stroke after a cocaine overdose, numerous stints in rehab and run-ins with the law, and mental health issues.
In 2015, Sheen publicly announced he was HIV positive after having been diagnosed abut four years earlier.
The wreckage: Sheen had a much-publicized fallout from his substance abuse years, which included suffering a stroke after a cocaine overdose, numerous stints in rehab and run-ins with the law, and mental health issues; he’s pictured during his party heyday in January 1987