Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20130531:10:20:00
It, you know. but, eventually people were aware. >> reporter: matthew perry knew something had to change. >> it was sort of fear of death, i suppose. >> reporter: fear of death? >> yeah, i was getting very sick. i had to do something about it. >> reporter: there were multiple trips to rehab. and there was one man who answered perry's every call for help. addiction specialist, earl hightower. >> this guy has saved my life literally, 15, 16 times. treatment is all encompassing. >> reporter: perry is sober and turned his past into a mission helping others find a path to recovery. >> congress must...