Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino: Life after rehab 'not easy'

Two months after leaving rehab for a prescription pain medication addiction, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is finally opening up about his struggle with recovery.

"Ever since I've been out, I'm not gonna lie," the "Jersey Shore" star told MTV News. "It's not easy."

Describing his treatment at a Utah rehab facility, Sorrentino said his first day was "detox" - which was "not a pleasurable experience at all.

"In the beginning, for sure, when I was in Utah, I'd wake up and just be extremely disappointed with myself," he said.

The Sitch - who has partied seriously hard on camera alongside his "Shore" co-stars - is back for another season, which he'll shoot this summer in Seaside Heights, N.J. Rumor has it he will have a "sober coach" living with him there.

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