Celebrities Who Fought the Drug Addictions

Posted By admin on March 23, 2010

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Have you been thinking of quitting your drug addiction lately? Unable to bring yourself to take the first step? This is one of the most common problems seen in almost every addict. All one needs is a bit of motivation and inspiration. Here are the stories of 5 celebrities who got over their addiction to open up a world full of limitless opportunities.

• Robert Downy Jr.

The Sherlock Holmes fame, Robert first tasted his marijuana at the age of six and has been addict ever since. He got arrested many times for this habit and has spent considerable time in rehabs. Yet he managed to get over the addiction and has stayed clean since 2002. The actor has also received an Oscar nomination.

• Drew Barrymore

Smoker at 9, an alcoholic at 11, marijuana addict at 12, Drew Barrymore was sent to a rehab twice at an early age. But this gory past hasn’t stopped her from reaching where she is now. Apart from giving hits like Fifty First Dates and Charlie’s angels, she has also become a successful producer.

• Angeline Jolie

In 1998, Angelina Jolie confessed in a TV show of using all drugs from LSD, heroin, Ecstasy, and cocaine. But she has fought the addiction and has risen to fame and become an Oscar winning actress and a mother of 6.

• Robin Williams

Although it’s hard to believe, this popular comedian was an addict at the beginning of his career. However, he made an effort to sober up. Since then the journey has been uphill. And he is an Oscar winning actor too.

• Oprah Winfrey

Some of the facts given in a book by her former boyfriend and a TV show confession in nineties reveal her addiction to drugs. But it didn’t stop her from becoming one of the most influential women in the world whose words are admired by everyone.

The fact that you are an addict need not be an obstacle in your path. Have the faith in yourself and take your first step against addiction.