While it has been said that Bobbi Kristina Brown and even her late mother Whitney Houston were addicted to substances like cocaine just days before they passed, Bobby Brown has also dealt with his own demons. Now he’s opening up staying clean while coping with his latest tragedy of Bobbi Kristina’s death.

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In the past Bobby has also reportedly been addicted to cocaine.

He and his wife, Alicia Etheredge, stopped by The Dr. Oz Show Monday and said she is making sure he stays healthy after losing Bobbi Kristina this summer.

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“It’s going well. It’s a day by day process of course. I love him so I want him to be here with me for a very long time.”

Bobby made it clear he has been clean for 17 years and doesn’t have any intention on turning back at all.

He also said Etheredge is hoping that he will lose more weight and get healthier.

“Anything he enjoys to keep him moving is always a good thing. I want to make sure that heart is doing his work.”

Bobby said that he has lost about 20 pounds within the last few months.

While Bobby has lost his daughter, he was given the gift of another child over the summer and is now opening up about how the newborn has helped him cope He got real about the ups and downs he has experienced this year and updated fans and let them know his daughter he and Etheredge welcomed over the summer is doing well.

“Through her eyes, I can see my daughter Bobbi Kristina. I see all my kids in her eyes. I’m just grateful to have life,” he said. “That’s the greatest part of life.”