Overview

• The Book of Sheen is scheduled for Sept. 9, followed by the two-part Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen on Sept. 10.
• Sheen recounts years of heavy substance use — including crack, opiates and heroin — with one overdose in 1998 and another close call.
• He now attributes his 2011 “tiger blood” outburst in part to a testosterone cream he says turned him into a “raving lunatic.”
• He says he personally asked past collaborators and figures from his life to participate in the documentary, including Jon Cryer, Chuck Lorre, Denise Richards, Brooke Mueller and a former drug dealer named Tony.
• Describing how he stays sober, he cites a mental catalog of past harms to deter relapse and says he views this phase as a “reset,” not a return to his old career track.