“The Unit” from “Jersey Shore” Is Facing a Drug Possession Charge [VIDEO]

"The Unit" from "Jersey Shore" is facing a drug possession charge. He's The Situation's friend who appeared on the fifth season premiere of "Jersey Shore."

Last summer, police caught The Unit with the hallucinogen Special K. He was hanging at the "Jersey Shore" house in Seaside Heights at the time.

The Unit wouldn't comment directly on this charge, but he did say, quote, "I've had [drug] issues in the past and I've flourished coming out of them and I'm a complete man and I'm sober."

For what it's worth, the new season of "Jersey Shore" did film this summer so there's a chance the arrest could be featured or addressed on an upcoming episode.

-By the way, "Jersey Shore" ratings are slipping. Finally. 7.6 million people watched the Season Five premiere last Thursday night. That's down 14% from the 8.8 million who tuned in for the Season Four premiere. It was also the first season premiere that was down from the previous one. The show's debut episode attracted 1.4 million viewers, the second season premiere had 5.3 million viewers, and the third season premiere had 8.5 million. And again, Season Four peaked with 8.8 million viewers. Still, 7.6 million is a big audience for MTV, so they probably aren't sweating the dip.