CELEBRITIES WHO OVERCAME SUBSTANCE ABUSE

STEVEN TYLER

The lead singer of popular rock band Aerosmith struggled with drug

use when he was in high school. In one of his interviews, he admitted

that his addiction resulted in struggles in class, difficulty coping with

success and poor relationships. He was convinced by his band

mates to go to rehab in 1986.

SANJAY DUTT

The son of Sunil Dutt developed a teenage drug addiction after his

mother passed away from cancer and in 1982, was incarcerated for

five months for the illegal possession of drugs. He was sent to a rehab

centre in the United States by his father in which he was able to

overcome his addiction.

ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.

Robert Downey Jr. currently known as Iron Man once battled a

massive drug addiction. He was so addicted, that he was

considered a liability and as such, was passed over for roles.

Good thing that he was able to get clean after going to a rehab.

SAMUEL JACKSON

Samuel Jackson had struggled with some serious drug addiction.

In fact, he got overdosed on heroin several times and was sent

to a New York rehab more than once but ended up escaping.

He considered his cocaine addict role in Jungle Fever cathartic,

because that was what made him realize how dangerous his habit was,

consequently inspiring him to quit.

CHARLIE SHEEN

Widely remembered for his role in the sitcom Two and a Half Men,

Charlie Sheen used to be a drug user as well. His addiction jeopardized

the show and resulted in one of his co-actors being fired. Nevertheless,

Sheen did seek help and according to sources has remained clean.

ANGELINA JOLIE

Angelina Jolie once admitted that she did about every drug possible.

However, when she got engaged to Brad Pitt and had six children,

the actress decided to clean up her act.

KEITH RICHARDS

Part of The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards is dubbed the “pirate junkie.”

Apparently he has no regrets about his being a substance addict

before. In fact, according to him, his being an addict helped him write

some of his greatest hits of all time. However, he has given up all his

hard drugs and currently only smokes marijuana.

OZZY OSBOURNE

Ozzy and his fellow band mates dealt with substance abuse during

the peak of their career. However, due to the seriousness of his

addiction, Osbourne was fired by his band (which led him to use even

more drugs). Eventually, he cleaned up his act, stopped drinking

and gave up drugs.