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Wow! Josh Brolin just opened up about his tumultuous youth which included being in a surf gang and trying heroin.

The 46-year-old revealed in an interview with the Guardian that he was once a member of a surf gang called the Cito Rats.

"It was Santa Barbara. It was the 80s. It was punk rock. … You either had the children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, neglectful parents, so it was a mix. But we basically grew up the same way. I've never seen a group like that before or since."

Being in the gang eventually led Brolin down a dangerous path, including drug use and stealing cars to pay for drugs.

"I tried heroin," Brolin said. "That sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But yeah, I tried heroin. I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. I've had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now."

The Labor Day actor admits that although he tried it, he never got into the drug. "I used to think you should try to deconstruct everything. Experience everything, " he said. "Just get yourself out there. But I don't believe that any more. Having adventures is all very well, but an imagination can make up for all that. That's the more intelligent way to be. And it keeps you out of harm's way."

While hard drugs weren't a problem -- it's clear that other substances have been. On Jan. 1, 2013, the No Country for Old Men star was reportedly arrested for public intoxication and subsequently his nine-year marriage to Diane Lane ended.

Speaking of the divorce, Brolin said, "Well, it was another turning point." The actor continued, "It made me think of a lot of things. My mom dying when I was in my 20s. All the impact that had on me that I hadn't moved past; I was always such a momma's boy. But I realized that I was on a destructive path. I knew that I had to change and mature. It was like I stepped back and saw the hamster wheel."

Allegedly, Brolin entered a rehab facility in November for substance abuse and has been putting his focus on sobriety.