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With comedian Artie Lange in trouble with cops once again over drug charges, his friend — struggling New York attorney Dominic Barbara — has written an open letter begging Lange to save his own life.

Barbara, who used to appear on “The Howard Stern Show” with Lange, sent Page Six the following:

“Dear Artie, I have been your friend for 20 years. After painkiller addiction, alcohol addiction and almost dying from a stroke, I am five years free of pills and almost six months free of alcohol. I am in a step program at Steve Kennedy’s Incentives [Recovery House] in Boca Raton. He is 33 years sober from heroin and the best man I have ever met. If you want to come, I will come get you and pay all your costs. Please save your life. You have a lot of people who love you. Dominic.”

Lange, who has struggled with addiction for decades, sparked health fears when he posted a disturbing selfie and was arrested for skipping a court appearance related to arrest for alleged heroin possession.

The 50-year-old funnyman’s eight-year run on the Stern show ended in 2009.