"Just visited Jeff Conaway," Pinsky Tweeted Friday evening at a Encino hospital. "He is stable & looks like he will recover from his pneumonia. Not an OD like press is alleging & certainly not dead."
When asked why Conaway's manager had reported the actor was in a coma by a Twitter follower, the doctor/addiction specialist later answered that Conaway is "in an induced coma" on a "Propafol drip."
"Pneumonia with supsis," he continued. "No evidence of intentional OD."
Pinsky is well-acquainted with Conaway's struggles with substance abuse - the actor participated in Pinsky's VH1 reality show, "Celebrity Rehab" in 2008, where he discussed his addiction to drugs and alcohol.
In addition to his role in the 1978 movie musical "Grease," Conaway's notable TV credits include "Taxi" and "Babylon 5."
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