Maureen McCormick (second top left) is best known for her role as Marcia Brady in "The Brady Bunch," photographed for USA TODAY in 2004. (Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY & # 39; HUI)

Maureen McCormick talks about how her family helped her on the path to sobriety.

The actress, better known as Marcia Brady of "The Brady Bunch" fought against drug abuse for years after the iconic sitcom ended in 1974. In an interview with Us Weekly, McCormick said things had turned out badly for her parents to transform her. in police.

"They had been trying for years and knew something was happening," she said. "I was pretty sneaky and I could very well hide myself, but then I started to screw up on jobs and so many things, so I'm sure everyone in the industry at the time knew that I was exhausted. "

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McCormick, now aged 62, added that she had her last relapse by dating her husband, Michael Cummings (the married couple in 1985), who had told him: "

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This ultimatum was a huge reminder to McCormick: "It was like the coldest shower you could take, it's impossible for me to lose anyone I love.

What advice would she give to other addicts?

"I recommend to all those who struggle to take out this repertoire and not to do it, do not hanging out with someone who uses it, "added McCormick. "I had to say goodbye to so many people with whom I was hanging out."

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