Stories of Celebrity Recovery
Magazines, television and the Internet are filled with stories of celebrities who have fallen victim to alcohol or drug addiction. For whatever reason, our society has itself become addicted to these tales of Hollywood woe, and just can’t seem to get enough of them. But what about the celebrities themselves? How are their lives altered by this very real problem? We often hear more about the problem and less about those who actually achieve recovery.
Tales of Celebrity Addiction and Redemption
Robert Downey, Jr.
Considered by many to be one of the finest living actors in the world, Robert Downey, Jr. has seen his share of personal problems over the course of his career. Downey battled serious addictions to cocaine, heroin and other drugs before finding a drug rehab program that made a real impact on his life. Now Downey is clean and enjoying the high levels of success that he was always destined for, but that drugs kept him from achieving.
Robin Williams
Now a family-friendly movie star, Robin Williams once battled a serious cocaine addiction. Williams went through some dark periods at the outset of his career thanks to the drug, but time spent at drug rehab was extremely beneficial. He has now been clean and sober for well over a decade – and still manages to maintain the manic comic energy that made him so popular in the first place.
Betty Ford
Although not a part of the entertainment scene, Betty Ford has made arguably a more significant impact on the recovery community than anyone who has appeared in movies or on television. The former First Lady and wife of President Gerald R. Ford battled alcohol addiction for many years. After her successful recovery she founded the Betty Ford Center – a treatment facility that would raise awareness about addiction and become the model for many facilities that followed.
Ozzy Osbourne
The heavy metal rocker fought addiction for much of the first half on his life -landing in and out of drug rehab while his band Black Sabbath soared to the heights of the world music scene. It took a long time for Ozzy to achieve sobriety from drugs and alcohol, but he has now been clean for over 20 years. And thanks to the success of his then-groundbreaking MTV reality show has develop a new legion of fans since getting clean.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore represents a cautionary tale of young Hollywood and how it treats its stars. At the age of 13, fresh off the success of her hit movie E.T., Barrymore was out partying with people much older than her and by her late teens had developed serious addictions to drugs and alcohol. Through her 20′s however, Barrymore put forth the effort to get clean, and is now one of the most powerful women in the movie industry.
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