George Michael Went To Rehab For Smoking Crack

George Michael is addicted to crack cocaine, a family member has claimed.

Jackie Georgiou, who is the wife of the singer's cousin, Andros, said he received year-long treatment for the addiction at a $300,000-a-month Swiss rehab center, reports the Times of London.

The 52-year-old star has substance abuse problems relating to alcohol and marijuana, Georgiou said.

"He was smoking crack," The Times reported her as saying.

"Before he went away he got to the point where he would be shaking, saying 'I need it'. There were parties where he was taking drugs and collapsing and being picked off the floor.

"Waking up in vomit, horrible things. He was going to end up locked up or dead. I'm petrified he will die."

Michael is thought to have checked into the rehab centre in June 2014.

He is now believed to be back home in London.

Michael is one of the world's best-selling artists, having sold more than 100 million records.

His family hails from Cyprus and his real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

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