Los Angeles  - Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds revealed Thursday how his dependence on prescription drugs forced him into a rehab facility for a month.

Reynolds, 73, told People magazine that he failed to conquer the habit on his own and appealed for other addicts of prescription painkillers to seek help.

London, Sept 17 : Actor Burt Reynolds has returned to normal life, after completing the rehab session that he had joined for getting rid of painkiller addiction.

The 73-year-old star was struggling to lead a normal life without painkillers after a recent back operation.

The Daily Express quoted his manger Erik Kritzer as saying: "He realised that he was in the prison of prescription pain pills.”

The career of the Boogie Nights actor was left in shambles when he hurt his jaw in 1984 and couldn’t eat.