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Daily Mirror
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Scarlett O'Toole

Back To The Future's Michael J Fox driven to alcoholism by Parkinson's diagnosis at 29

Michael J Fox has spoken candidly about how he struggled with his Parkinson's diagnosis, admitting the disease drove him to abuse alcohol.

The 61-year-old actor said he would also take dopamine pills during the early years in the hope of hiding his symptoms.

Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the height of his fame, when he was just 29 years old. While he was diagnosed in 1991, the Hollywood star decided not to go public with his illness until seven years later in 1998.

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