Jackass star Steve-O is being held on an extended mental hold at Cedars-Sinai Medican Center after threatening to kill himself. Friends and family say Stevie suffers from an untreated bi-polar disorder that he self-medicates with cocaine, causing his erratic behavior. In fact, Steve was charged Thursday with felony cocaine possession stemming from his March 3 bust following a run-in with a fellow tenant in his Hollywood apartment building.

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His behavior worsened over the weekend when he e-mailed suicide notes to several friends, blaming a recent break-up. A friend and his bodyguard took him to the hospital around 2pm on Sunday, where he made a major scene.

According to an insider, he was taken to the emergency room on Sunday afternoon. After drug tests, he was checked into the Thalians Mental HealthStar has learned. Center — known for doing crisis intervention — where he was put on a 72-hour hold. That has since been extended to 14 days,

“Steve is stabilized on meds at this point,” the source told Star. “He was also treated for burns on his skin as if he had been putting cigarettes out on his own body.”

“Right now he’s in his extreme mania,” the family member said. “His concerned friends and family are hoping he’ll seek treatment. He doesn’t need jail, he needs therapy. We’re just really hoping that this will be the wake-up call that gets him back to himself.”

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