Pete Doherty at 'turning point' with drugs

Pete Doherty has said that he's at a 'turning point with his drug addiction.

In a recent interview on BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme, Doherty, who was released from rehab last week, and vowed to go on a "booze free tour",  and is now living in Wiltshire, UK after spending time in a rehab center there.

Doherty told the programme's presenter John Wilson: "In the last eight years, I've never been that long without drugs, I'm not going to lie and say it's not a struggle, because it is. But in a way, I'm quite proud to be able to admit it, particularly for my mum and dad.

"I'm quietly confident, but there's an underdog feeling about it still. These last few months have been a turning point."

Part of Doherty's rehabilitation treatment included family therapy, which saw him reunited with his Army Office father Peter.

"My dad has welcomed me back into the fold," Doherty said. "I can actually go home, I can actually talk to him.

"He came in for some family therapy, which is a miracle in itself. It was an emotional time, to be honest."

Denying a newspaper story his cat had tested positive for cocaine, he said his access to the media was restricted.

"The papers are intercepted," he said. "Sometimes I'd pick up the Daily Mirror, but there'd be a page missing."

The rocked added that he had only been allowed to play the guitar twice a week as part of his treatment.