Michael Douglas is convinced his son Cameron would have lost his life to drugs if he hadn't been sent to prison.
The 31 year old was detained on drugs charges last year (09) following a police raid on his New York hotel room.
He was handed a five-year jail term last month (Apr10) after pleading guilty to charges of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of possession of cocaine in January (10).
Douglas admits he's grateful his son was caught - because he will be able to piece his life back together once he completes his time behind bars.
He tells America's Today show, "My son has not been sober for this length of time since he was 13 years old.
"So he was going to be dead or somebody was gonna kill him, and I think he has a chance to start a new life and he knows that.
"And from my understanding, it's going to take that amount of time for him to rebuild and start himself afresh.
"He's a great young man. And I wouldn't be supporting him if I didn't feel that way."
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