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Mackenzie Phillips Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Possession
Friday October 31, 2008

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Mackenzie Phillips attends 'A Mother's Day Salute to TV Moms' on May 6, 2008 in North Hollywood, California.
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Mackenzie Phillips has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession, TMZ.com reports.

She was ordered into a drug diversion program. If she successfully completes it, the guilty plea will be dismissed.

"I want to thank the Los Angeles Police Department and the Airport Police for stopping me -- they saved my life," the former One Day at a Time star, 48, told the court.

The actress was arrested for drug possession at Los Angeles International Airport in August. She was formally charged with two felonies, for possession of heroin and cocaine, as well as a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe.

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The star - who has had a history with drug abuse - has attended rehab multiple times.

"Why did I survive?" she once said. "Maybe it's to say to others, 'This happened to me. It could happen to you.' I don't mind being a poster girl."

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