‘I climbed into the trash bin’: ‘American Pie’ star describes awful moment at height of drug addiction

Actor Jason Biggs has spoken openly about his battle with cocaine addiction, describing a terrifying low point where he dug through a garbage can to recover drugs he had thrown away. The star of American Pie, who became famous early in his career thanks to the popular movie series, shared his story on the Well with Arielle Lorre podcast. He gave a clear and honest account of how deep his addiction went and how hard it was to recover.

As found by Page Six, Biggs explained how he kept falling into the same pattern of using drugs, feeling regret, and then using again. He would tell himself he was taking his last line of cocaine, throw the rest away, and then, just minutes later, the craving would hit him so strongly that he would go back to retrieve what he had discarded.

This cycle hit its worst point when he actually climbed into his own trash bin to get the cocaine he had thrown out. He said, “One of my craziest stories was, I was doing cocaine by myself in my house, and I did what I said was the last line…. Within 15 minutes, as soon as my last bump is wearing off, I’m like, what am I doing? I go into my trash, and I take it out and I do a line.

Jason Biggs went to rock bottom before he sought help for drug problem

Biggs’ early rise to fame, thanks to American Pie (due for a reboot) when he was just 22 years old, played a big role in his addiction struggles. He found that being a celebrity made it easy to get drugs because people were willing to give him what he wanted. This easy access made his existing substance abuse problems worse and kept him trapped in a harmful cycle.

The mix of fame, money, and constant access to drugs created the perfect conditions for his addiction to grow. The actor also admitted that he hid the full extent of his addiction from his wife, Jenny Mollen, during the early years of their relationship and marriage. While he didn’t go into detail about how he kept it secret, his confession makes it clear that he worked hard to appear normal while fighting his addiction in private.

This kind of behavior is common in severe addiction, showing how isolating it can be and how hard it is for people to admit they need help. The lies and secrecy often come from a place of shame and fear as addicts try to shield themselves and their loved ones from the truth.

A major step in Biggs’ recovery came when he moved from Los Angeles to New York City, before talks of a fifth movie were happening. He believes that the change in surroundings and energy in New York helped him recover, though he admits he still relapsed even after the move.