General Hospital's Jacob Young opened up for the first time about secretly battling an addiction for years. "I had some dental surgery done," Young, 46, shared on a recent episode of the "Imperfectly Perfect" podcast. "And I ended up getting a prescription for Vicodin. This is something I've never been completely open about. I started getting hooked on opioids and I went through seven years of my life wasted on opioids." Young recalled "just needing to [feel] numb," claiming the pills were "the one thing that made me feel normal.
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General Hospital's Jacob Young Reveals Private Opioid Addiction
March 23, 2026
13 days ago
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