'Terminator' Star Nick Stahl -- I'm GRATEFUL for the 5150 Hold

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'Terminator' Star Nick Stahl
I'm GRATEFUL
for the 5150 Hold
"Terminator 3" star Nick Stahl tells TMZ ... he's glad he was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold earlier this month after being taken to an L.A. hospital because he needed the help.

The 33-year-old actor was hanging out in L.A. when he explained why he needed to be hospitalized on June 17. 

When asked how he felt about being placed on an involuntary hold -- Stahl replied, "It was helpful."

Stahl -- who's struggled with substance abuse in the past -- tells us he's picked up several hobbies to keep himself on the straight and narrow ... and wants to focus on keeping his mind strong as well as his body.

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Nick Stahl -- Breaking Bad Again ... Busted for Meth Possession

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Nick Stahl
Breaking Bad Again
Busted for Meth
Nick Stahl is back in jail after getting busted for drugs early this morning ... TMZ has learned.

LAPD tells us the "Terminator 3" star was arrested around 5 AM when police found him in a Hollywood motel with three other people ... they were all allegedly using meth. 

Stahl was taken into custody -- along with the other individuals.

We're told police actually went to the motel to conduct a parole compliance check on one of the people Stahl was hanging with this morning.

Wrong place, wrong time for Stahl ... who's battled drug addiction for years.

Just yesterday, Nick told us he was happy he was placed on a 5150 hold earlier this month -- because it helped straighten him out.

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