Doherty to go back in rehab

Last updated at 15:20 23 July 2006


Singer Pete Doherty is going back into rehab in a bid to kick his crack cocaine and heroin addiction.

Doherty and his band Babyshambles were due to play a gig at the Ibiza Rocks event next Wednesday.

But he pulled out and explained to organisers he was entering a clinic on Monday.

The troubled 27-year-old singer appeared in court last week for the latest review of his drugs treatment programme.

He told the judge he planned to have an opiate-suppressing implant fitted within the next couple of weeks.

The court heard that, while he is making progress, he has still not registered a negative drugs test result.

Next week's gig was due to take place at Bar M in San Antonio.

Ibiza Rocks promoter Andy McKay said: "We were all really looking forward to welcoming Babyshambles back to the island this year for Ibiza Rocks but, at the end of the day, we love and support Pete and it's his health and happiness that are important.

"He's promised us that he'll celebrate his recovery with a special comeback gig at Ibiza Rocks, so we can't argue with that."

In April, Doherty was sentenced to a community order with two years supervision and 18 months drug rehabilitation after admitting seven charges of possessing drugs including heroin, cocaine and cannabis.

Two months earlier he received a 12-month community order when he was sentenced on a separate charge of seven counts of possessing controlled drugs.

His next review date is set for September.

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