NEW YORK -- Balthazar Getty was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The spoon -- along with the candle, the needle and the rest of the paraphernalia -- would come in handy later as part of any heroin user's works.
Getty, now 27, healthy and happily married, was a black-out drunk by the age of 14 and a heroin devotee by 17. He finally lost his habit after rehab in the late '90s.
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