On the Way to Rehab

EXCLUSIVE

Verne Troyer has been in a San Fernando Valley hospital bed for nearly two weeks for alcohol addiction ... TMZ has learned.

Verne tells TMZ, he's been receiving treatment for alcohol abuse for a week, however we're told he entered a hospital days before that.

Verne says by the end of this week he'll be checking into a rehab center for help.

Verne has struggled with alcohol abuse issues for years ... he almost died in 2002 from alcohol poisoning and has gone to rehab multiple times.