The once-promising life of Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr came to a tragic end on Tuesday, when he was found dead in his Salt Lake City, Utah, apartment at the age of 44. In the mid-eighties, Starr joined Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney in a band called Diamond Lie, which became Alice in Chains when singer Layne Staley joined. As the band’s fame grew, so did Starr’s drug addiction, which led to his being kicked out of the group.

His problems were showcased in the 2010 season of the VH-1 reality series “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and later “Sober House.” Starr claimed to have accomplished six months of sobriety, but on February 11, 2011, he was arrested in Salt Lake City for felony possession of a controlled substance. It looks like that “Celebrity Rehab” stint didn’t work so well—maybe Dr. Drew should rethink some of his methods given the sad record of recidivism the show has racked up.