Ben Affleck is heading back to rehab. 
 
 The actor, 46, is seeking treatment for alcohol addiction, PEOPLE confirms. 
 
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 A source tells PEOPLE, “He is seeking treatment. He knew he needed help and was vocal about it.” 
 
 The move to enter a treatment facility came after his ex Jennifer Garner was photographed arriving at his home on Wednesday. 
 
 The Peppermint actress was seen leaving Affleck’s upset and shaking. When she returned, Garner, Affleck and an unidentified woman who arrived at the actor’s home with her were photographed in a car the actress was driving. 
 
 The mother of three reportedly stopped by a Jack In The Box in the Pacific Palisades before the trio drove to a treatment facility in Malibu. 
 
 On Monday, the Justice League star was photographed receiving an alcohol delivery outside of his Brentwood, California, home. 
 
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 Affleck was seen outside of his house wearing a dark gray T-shirt and light gray sweatpants as he picked up a Pacifico beer-branded box filled with what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles. 
 
 While the actor, 46, has been in ongoing treatment and attending meetings for alcohol addiction, his new flame, Playboy’s May 2018 Playmate, 22, told the magazine her go-to drink is “whiskey all day.” 
 
 “Bourbon, for sure,” she added. “I like whiskey and soda, which makes people cringe, but I like it.” 
 
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 A source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue Garner’s focus remains on their children. 
 
 “Is she happy about him hanging out with a very young Playboy model? Certainly not,” a source says in this week’s new issue. “But her concern right now is not who he is dating. What she ultimately cares about is his sobriety and whether she can rely on him to co-parent.” 
 
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 Affleck picking up an alcohol delivery outside of his home BackGrid 
 
 Just before his 46th birthday on Aug. 15, a friend of the actor told PEOPLE that “Ben is doing well. He is in a good place mentally and has worked really hard to get there.” 
 
 “He continues to focus on himself and the health of his relationships,” the friend added. “He attends meetings, many meetings, and he also does meditation and yoga.” 
 
 “While he still has his moments — and let’s be honest, everyone struggles — he continues to work hard on himself.” 
 
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 His first time in rehab was in 2001. In March 2017, Affleck announced that he had completed treatment for alcohol addiction. 
 
 “I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront,” he wrote on Facebook. “I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to take the first step. I’m lucky to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent, Jen, who has supported me and cared for our kids as I’ve done the work I set out to do. This was the first of many steps being taken towards a positive recovery.” 
 
 TMZ first reported the news. 
 
 If you or someone you know is in need of help, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP. ||||| Ben Affleck Seeks Help and Back in Rehab After Intervention by Jen Garner 
 
 Ben Affleck Seeks Help and Back in Rehab After Intervention by Jen Garner 
 
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 8/23 -- The photo above is Affleck at Jack in the Box, where he stopped before arriving at the rehab center. 
 
 8/22 7:20 PM PT -- We've learned Ben has arrived at a live-in rehab facility and will check in for an extended period of time. 
 
 Jennifer Garner has staged an intervention to help Ben Affleck, and TMZ has learned Ben wanted the help and agreed to go to rehab. 
 
 Jennifer went to Ben's Pacific Palisades home Wednesday afternoon to sit down with her estranged husband, begging him to get help. We've learned Ben didn't need begging ... he knows he needs help and was receptive. 
 
 Jen and Ben drove off at around 6 PM PT from the house ... and sources say the destination is a rehab facility. Our sources say Ben will enter a facility in L.A. County. We just found out they stopped at a Jack in the Box en route to the rehab place. 
 
 We're told Ben fell off the wagon a while ago, and has gotten progressively worse. 
 
 Our sources say the tipping point came 2 days ago when Jen saw a pic of Ben grabbing a box from a delivery man ... a box filled with beer and liquor. 
 
 Ben has been to rehab before ... back in 2001 for alcohol abuse.﻿ He also went back to rehab last December. 
 
 Jen filed for divorce in April, 2017 ... 2 years after they announced their split. The former couple remained close -- partly for their 3 kids -- and they are still not officially divorced. 
 
 Ben showed signs of excessive drinking when he took his date Playboy Playmate Shauna Sexton to Nobu in Malibu last week. His face was blotchy and he looked disheveled. 
 
 Originally Published 8/22/2018 6:25 PM PDT ||||| After going public with their relationship a year ago, Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus split earlier this month after the Saturday Night Live producer could no longer handle his struggles with addiction, a source says. 
 
 “Lindsay had been supporting Ben’s sobriety and going to meetings with him. She had him in meditation and they were doing it together,” a source close to the former couple tells PEOPLE. “His recovery was something that was very important to both of them.” 
 
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 As Affleck, 46, began to spiral in recent months, however, Shookus, 38, felt increasingly helpless, says the source. In the end, she decided it would be in Affleck’s best interest to end the relationship. 
 
 “It was very hard for her to break up with Ben, but she knew he wasn’t getting better and that it was time for her to step aside,” says the source. “She was trying to stay as close to him as possible so that he would stay on the right path, but ultimately it just wasn’t possible. She knew she had to let him hit bottom.” 
 
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 Adds the source: “All she wanted was for him to be happy and healthy. It was a difficult choice but the right one.” 
 
 An Affleck pal previously told PEOPLE the couple called it quits because of distance and timing, adding that the split was “amicable.” 
 
 Affleck — who was seen recently spending time with 22-year-old Playboy model Shauna Sexton — entered rehab on Wednesday. His ex, Jennifer Garner, 46, drove him to a Malibu treatment center. 
 
 An insider told PEOPLE he “knew he needed help and was vocal about it.” 
 
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 Affleck — who shares daughters Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and son Samuel, 6, with Garner — first sought treatment in 2001 when his pal Charlie Sheen drove him to a facility where Affleck completed a 30-day residential rehabilitation program. 
 
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 In March 2017, Affleck revealed in a Facebook post that he had again completed treatment for alcohol addiction. “I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to take the first step,” wrote the star. 
 
 If you or someone you know is in need of help, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
– The "tipping point" that led Jennifer Garner to stage an intervention and get estranged husband Ben Affleck into rehab came from a photo. That's what sources tell TMZ, which reports the 46-year-old actor left his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Wednesday with Garner and an unidentified woman and headed to a rehab facility somewhere in Los Angeles County, where he's reportedly staying for an "extended period of time." Per People, which notes this would be Affleck's third time in rehab, Garner was "upset and shaken" and behind the wheel as the trio drove away from the home. TMZ notes a picture of Affleck earlier this week meeting a delivery man with what appeared to be a box filled with hard liquor and beer seems to have concerned Garner and led her to intervene. A source tells People that Affleck "is seeking treatment. He knew he needed help and was vocal about it." The couple, who have three kids together, have been separated since 2015 but haven't yet divorced, and Harper's Bazaar notes Affleck's struggles to stay sober may be keeping Garner from making a final split. "Jen is hesitant to sign off until she's certain that the kids will be in the best hands at all time," a source in July told Us Weekly, which notes Affleck was spotted earlier this month going to an AA meeting. Affleck is said to have recently split with girlfriend Lindsay Shookus and has been seen of late around town with 22-year-old Playmate Shauna Sexton, who tells People her drink of choice is "whiskey all day." "I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I've dealt with in the past and will continue to confront," Affleck posted on social media in March 2017. "I want to live life to the fullest and ... my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it."