Colin Farrell treated for dependency on meds

Actor cites exhaustion and prescription he took for back injury

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Irish actor Colin Farrell is set to star in Terrence Malick's "The New World."

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updated 5:51 p.m. ET Dec. 12, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Colin Farrell is being treated for exhaustion and dependency on prescription medication, his publicist said.

The medication was prescribed to the Irish actor after a back injury, publicist Danica Smith said in a written statement Monday.

The statement said Farrell had checked himself into a treatment center, which wasn’t identified.

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“No other comments (are) to be made at this time,” the statement said.

Farrell, 29, stars in the upcoming adventure-drama “The New World.” His screen credits also include roles in last year’s “Alexander” and the 2002 thriller “Phone Booth.”