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Aaron Carter is denying that he recently relapsed in his sobriety after five years.

Despite claims that he is still clean, the 34-year-old revealed in an interview with The US Sun that he has recently begun a month-long outpatient rehab program in Lionrock Recovery to combat his ‘triggers.’

In the wide ranging chat, the former star added that he has reunited with ex Melanie Martin, but the pair do not have custody of their son who, by court order, is being cared for by Martin’s mom.   

Getting back on track: Aaron Carter is back in rehab for the fifth time, despite claiming hasn’t relapsed, in an outpatient program to address his ‘triggers’ so he can regain custody of his son, he told The Sun (Seen in February)

‘I haven’t had any relapses or anything like that, it’s just triggers are big right now for me [and] I want my son back,’ Aaron said.

Carter is in treatment for the fifth time to address those triggers, help mend his relationship, cut his marijuana habit and hopefully regain custody of son Prince. 

Detailing his past drug use, the singer songwriter said he has ‘f****ed up’ his brain by ‘huffing duster cans and suffering over 100 seizures’. 

‘I have a medicinal marijuana license to grow up to 99 plants a year. But I threw away all that gear, I sold all of it, got rid of all my plants and my strains I was growing,’ he explained. ‘And I was never even told I had to do that by DCFS [Department of Children and Family Services] or by the State of California.’

‘I haven’t had any relapses or anything like that, it’s just triggers are big right now for me [and] I want my son back,’ Aaron said.

‘They never took away my guns, they never took away my regimented medications,’ Carter added. 

Carter revealed that in his rehab abstinence program he is working with a variety of modalities, group therapy, individual counseling, parenting and domestic violence courses. 

‘It’s new being a parent but it’s actually become really fun and exciting and given me a new chapter of my life. It’s been amazing,’ he said.

Carter and Martin, who have had an on again, off again relationship since 2020, lost custody of their 10-month-old following a series of domestic violence accusations. 

Bettering himself: Carter revealed that in his rehab abstinence program he is working with a variety of modalities, group therapy, individual counseling, parenting and domestic violence courses

In February, Carter filed for custody of his son and a petition for protection against Martin at the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Los Angeles County.

Carter petitioned the court for full legal and physical custody of the couple’s son.

In a court filing he accused his ex of ’emotional distress, anguish, shoving, & scratching’, and claimed she used the threat of suicide to abuse him ’emotionally’. 

The following month, Martin requested a restraining order against Carter claiming he punched her breaking three of her ribs. Martin included medical records that indicate at least one of her ribs was broken.

But just a few days later she posted on social media retracting her claims.

‘I want my son back. That’s the headline right there, I want my son back,’ he told The Sun. ‘Being a dad is the most important thing to me,’ he said. ‘Just being domesticated and civilized and adulting and taking care of my responsibilities.’

In August, Aaron exclusively spoke with DailyMail.com about being portrayed as a washed-up drug addict despite turning his life around for the better.

Carter found fame as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but his transition into adolescence and adulthood saw him fall into a ‘huffing’ addiction and be hit with a $7.8million tax bill that left him broke.

‘Everybody deserves a second chance. I have not committed any crazy crimes,’ he said at the time. ‘I am not how some people try to paint me. If somebody wants to call me a train wreck, well I’ve been a train that’s been wrecked multiple times and derailed by many different things.

‘But I rebuild, get on the tracks and keep going.’

‘I want my son back. That’s the headline right there, I want my son back,’ he told The Sun. ‘Being a dad is the most important thing to me,’ he said. ‘Just being domesticated and civilized and adulting and taking care of my responsibilities.’ 

He added that knowing there are ‘so many reasons to be here, to live,’ keeps him motivated in fighting his addiction.

Despite his battles with substance abuse and legal troubles documented in the media over the years, Carter is adamant that he is ‘not a victim, but a soldier’, and admits he resents his public image as a troubled former star.

Carter complained that the public is not interested in his ‘success story’ or in giving him ‘a fair shake’, and questioned why singer Demi Lovato’s recovery from an overdose has been celebrated, while his success in getting clean is ignored.

‘Of course if Demi Lovato accidentally overdoses on opiates, then the next day she is on the cover of Women’s Fitness,’ he said.

‘The media doesn’t want to treat me like that. They want to villainize me. I am coming up on five years being clean and the media doesn’t pay as much attention to it as they should, because I am the living testament to ‘you can do it’.

‘There is a lot of things I have to change,’ he added.

The Floridian, who has sold over 70 million albums, says his daily battle to stay clean is fueled by a desire to be the best father to his infant son Prince, who was born last year. 

‘My son is going to see everything I do and I want him to be proud of his father. I want the world to be proud of me how I turned my life around, accept my flaws and show humility,’ Carter told DailyMail.com.

‘My son is going to see everything I do and I want him to be proud of his father. I want the world to be proud of me how I turned my life around, accept my flaws and show humility,’ Carter told DailyMail.com