Richie
Sambora
has
checked
out
of
the
treatment
centre
he
entered
last
week.
The
Bon
Jovi
guitarist,
who
arrived
at
the
Los
Angeles
facility
for
undisclosed
reasons
last
Wednesday,
has
completed
his
programme.
A
Bon
Jovi
spokesman
announced
yesterday
:
"Richie
Sambora
has
completed
a
program
at
the
UCLA
Medical
Centre.
"He
is
doing
well
and
continues
to
receive
outside
support."
Sambora
split
from
actress
Denise
Richards
in
March
after
dating
her
for
almost
a
year.
The
47-year-old
rocker's
divorce
from
Heather
Locklear
was
finalised
in
April
and
his
father
tragically
died
of
lung
cancer
on
April
21.
A
source
said:
"Richie
has
had
a
terrible
year.
"I
think
this
was
a
culmination
of
all
these
things
and
finally
he
realised
he
needed
to
take
care
of
himself.
He'd
put
off
everything
for
so
long
taking
care
of
everyone
else
it
was
just
time
to
stop
and
deal
with
his
issues."
Bon
Jovi
are
scheduled
to
play
a
short
series
of
tour
dates
this
summer,
beginning
on
June
24
in
London.
A
much
larger
tour
is
planned
for
2008,
while
the
band's
new
album,
'Lost
Highway',
is
due
out
on
June
19.