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Actor Charlie Sheen, 32, was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday
after he overdosed on an unknown drug or drugs, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Los Angeles County paramedics took Sheen, accompanied by his personal
trainer, from the actor's Malibu home and arrived at Los Robles Medical
Center in Thousand Oaks about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

His father, Martin Sheen, choked back tears when confirming the overdose.
``I'm sorry Carroll didn't get the chance that we have,'' Martin Sheen
said. ``This is not an easy moment in our lives, but it's a necessary one.
Our hope is that he will accept recovery and be fine.''

He referred to Carroll O'Conner, whose son, Hugh, 32, struggled for years
with a cocaine addiction and committed suicide in 1995.

Sheen was being treated for a drug overdose, but a hosptial spokeswoman
said she didn't know what kind of drugs he used. Sheen was expected to be
in the hospital for at least two days.

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski