51. JUDY GARLAND
A revered star of stage and screen, she died tragically as a result of a barbiturate overdose at the young age of 47.
52. KEITH RICHARDS
He is another music icon who had some serious problems with drug addiction. But unlike the most of ex-addicts, he says that being addicted to drugs helped him write some of the greatest hits he had written. However, Keith is a smart guy and knew it was time to stop playing with hard drugs and his life.
53.) KELLY OSBOURNE
She went to rehab three times before getting clean, and admitted that she was self-medicating daily with whatever she could snuffle or ingest to not be her.
54. KID CUDI
According to him, he was a heavy marijuana user in 2010, got arrested for drug possession in this year, and that had a serious impact on his songs. However, he didn’t stop there. In 2011, he decided it was time for change so he cleaned himself up. He made a tattoo on his wrist that symbolizes his complete detachment from drug addiction. Since then, he is 100 % sober and his tattoo is still there.
55). KIRSTEN DUNST
This Spider-Man actress has been in and out of rehab for alcohol and drug abuse.
56). KIM RICHARDS
She has publicly battled issues with prescription medications and alcohol, but rumor has it she might be poised for a comeback.
57). KRISTIN DAVIS
She intentionally gave up alcohol in her early twenties because she felt it had become a problem and was interfering with her career.
58). LLEONARD NIMOY
He admitted in a 2001 behind the scenes DVD that he had become an alcoholic while working on Star Trek and ended up in rehab in the late '80s.
59.) LAMAR ODOM
His battle with crack cocaine and alcohol cost him his marriage with Khloé Kardashian.
60). LEAH MESSER
She has never admitted to a drug problem, but fans have speculated there is an issue, especially since her husband brought up addiction during a recent episode of Teen Mom 2.
61). LINDSAY LOHAN
She has since lost control of her life, including cocaine and alcohol abuse, DUI arrests, jail time and multiple stints in rehab. Three times on rehab since 2010 has recovered her from alleged alcohol and cocaine abuse.
62). MACAULAY CULKIN
In 2004, he was arrested for Xanax and marijuana possession during a rough patch in his life.
63). MARILYN MONROE
Her barbiturate overdose was allegedly a suicide attempt, reflecting her chaotic personal problems.
She was a regular user of barbituates and alcohol whose death in 1962 was controversially ruled an accidental overdose.
No trace of any drugs in her stomach could be shown in an autopsy but did show a purplish discoloration of the colon. Toxicology studies found a massive amount of pentobarbital and chloral hydrate in her body. It was insinuated that the purple colon was a sign of an inflammatory response to barbiturates, possibly administered by enema.
64). MARY-KATE OLSEN
She suffered with anorexia and a related cocaine addiction that led her to rehab. The Olsen twins have since designed a $55,000 handbag which features black patent leather Nile crocodile skin adorned with multicolored prescription pills
65). MEL GIBSON
He has had his share of legal troubles due to alcohol abuse and once said in an interview with Diane Sawyer that he was drinking five pints of beer for breakfast during the filming of Lethal Weapon 2.
His life began to publically disentangle after a 2006 DUI arrest in California. With a blood-alcohol level of 0.12-percent (California's legal limit is 0.08-percent), he was reported to have made reproachful remarks against Jewish people and women. He later apologized for his comments and entered an alcohol abuse rehab clinic which lasted for three months.
66.) MELANIE GRIFFITH
She has been to rehab three times and once told an Australian magazine, via People, that she did a lot of drinking and cocaine.
67. MISCAH BARTON
Just like Marissa whom she played in The O.C., faced problems with growing up very young. She drove under influence many times and she was arrested for illegal marijuana possession a few times. There were also rumors about cocaine abuse when she drastically lost weight in 2009, but today she is clean and healthy, and she plans to remain sober.
She has gotten more press for drug use than for acting. Her DUI and marijuana possession have kept her in the spotlight.
68). MICHAEL J. FOX
He confessed to Howard Stern in 2013 that he had turned to alcohol to help him cope with his 1991 Parkinson's diagnosis. The actor said he attended therapy to get clarity and no longer uses alcohol to self-medicate.
Following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 1991, he turned to alcohol as an escape.
69). MICHAEL JACKSON
Dissonantly the same with Elvis - known as the “king of pop” – he was addicted to barbiturates. In taking large doses of Propofol for insomnia, he was overdosed and breathed his last in 2009.
70). MIKE “The Situation” SORRENTINO
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