What has Steven Tyler said publicly about drug use?

Steven Tyler has publicly admitted to being a cocaine addict and alcoholic on "The Dr. Oz Show." Tyler claims that he was sober for 12 years before developing a prescription drug addiction in 2006 after medical operations.

Tyler's drug addiction not only affected him individually, but it affected his family. He said on Howard Stern's radio show that he has snorted "half of Peru." Tyler admits that during his time in the band Aerosmith, he was able to tour the country and play in countless shows because of cocaine. Many people consider Tyler one of the most famous rock-and-roll artists of all time.