Celebrities Who Overcame Addiction

Russell Brand

He struggled with heroin and crack abuse for many years but has been sober for a decade now.Once he admitted while watching a documentar about drungs “It doesn’t make a difference to me. The money, the fame, the power, the sex, the women — none of it. I’d rather be a drug addict.” After recovery, he has become an advocate for dealing with drug addiction as an illness.


 Angelina Jolie

She was addicted to cocaine and heroin

Daniel Radcliffe
While filming some of the ‘Harry Potter’ films, Daniel Radcliffe was dealing with some serious alcohol addiction which he kept hidden from the public. “I became so reliant on alcohol to enjoy stuff,” Radcliffe admitted. “There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person’s lifestyle that really isn’t suited to me.” Now he has overcame the habit.

Eva Mendes

She was addicted to alcohol but sober now and is currently dating actor Ryan Gosling

Johnny Depp
 Johnny Depp said he never had a problem with alcohol, but did have an addiction to prescription medication. As he explained, “I don’t have the physical need for the drug alcohol. No, it’s more my medication, my self-medication over the years to calm the circus. Once the circus kicks in, the festivities in the brain, it can be ruthless.”


Kelly Osbourne