<div id="subtitle">Aerosmith's Steven Tyler says he's entered into rehab to treat pain killer addiction</div><div><p>Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler says he has entered a rehab clinic to treat an addiction to pain killers he has taken to cope with 10 years of performance injuries.</p><p>Tyler says in a statement released Tuesday to People and Rolling Stone magazines that he is eager to return to work with his bandmates.</p><p>The band canceled a summer tour in August after Tyler fell off the stage during a performance in South Dakota and broke his left shoulder.</p><p>Tyler's doctor Brian McKeon told People that orthopedic injuries over the past decade have left the 61-year-old rocker with severe chronic pain that will require surgeries on his knees and feet.</p><p>A message left by The Associated Press after business hours for Tyler's manager Allen Kovac was not immediately returned.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65904394&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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