102 Famous personalities of past and present generation transformed and defeated by drug addiction (Page 4)

31). Edie Sedgwick

He died in 1971 of a potent mix of barbiturates and alcohol.

32). Elizabeth Taylor

One of the great actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age, she struggled with drug and alcohol dependency for years.

33.) Elton John

He admitted in 2012 that if he hadn't renounced his cocaine habit in 1990, he believed he would be dead.

34). ELVIS PRESLEY[2]

An autopsy failed to show an obvious cause of his death in 1977, but 2 months later a toxicology report indicated polypharmacy: 14 drugs were found in his system, including codeine (at 10 times the therapeutic level), methaqualone (in a toxic amount), morphine, ethchlorvynol, diazepam, meperidine, and several barbiturates. The combination of central nervous system depressants and codeine was believed to be lethal. However, the medical examiner's office stuck to its original diagnosis of “cardiac arrhythmia.”

35). Eminem

The rapper recently disclosed to Rolling Stone that he overdosed on prescription medication in 2009 and had been abusing Vicodin, Ambien and Valium for years before going through a rehab and cleaning up. After Elton John helped him realize how bad the situation was, he overcame the addiction and he is clean since then.

36). Eric Clapton

He struggled with serious heroin addiction. In one of his performances, Clapton passed out and he had to be reawakened. Later on, Pete Townshend, “The Who” guitarist made it to persuade Clapton to fight this addiction. He had also established the Crossroads center for drug and alcohol treatment to encourage drug addicts to get out of drug addiction.

37). Farrah Fawcett

She suffered a drug and alcohol addiction that saw her promising acting career thrown into a series of turbulent zigzags.

38). FERGIE

While in the group Wild Orchid, she developed an addiction to ecstasy, which then turned into an addiction to crystal meth. She has stated that giving up meth was the hardest thing she has ever made.

39). HANK WILLIAMS

The exact cause of his death is unidentified, although he was known to be a binge alcoholic and abused opioid analgesics for chronic back pain. In addition, he took chloral hydrate frequently.

In an autopsy performed by a “Russian intern” in a nearby funeral home, it was noted that needle marks on Hank's arms and multiple bruises were found.

40). JACK AND KELLY OSBOURNE

They both battled with addiction. Jack knows from experience. They are both recovering OxyContin addicts.

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