5 Hollywood Actors Who Have Successfully Battled Drug Addiction

Drug and alcohol are the one thing that fascinates youth around the world. Celebrities are no different from us. A number of celebrities have admitted to being drug addicts in their early days of fame, some of them got over this addiction while some of them are still struggling. Here are the 5 Hollywood actors who have successfully battled drug addiction.

1)  Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt has admitted that he was druggist, “I did too many drugs,” he “wanted to see things, wanted to be inspired,” but ended up spending “years f***ing off.” Now, he has moved on from his days of drug-filled days.

2)  Keith Richards

Keith Richards one of the famous saying, “I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.” Rolling Stones guitarist lived a ‘hippy life’ of drugs, sex, and rock-and-roll. He was caught a number of times, and in 1977 the Toronto police charged him with possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking.

3)  Charlie Sheen

The former star of Two And a Half Men. In 1998, Sheen was hospitalized for a cocaine overdose. And finally, in 2010, he went to rehab.

4)  David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff famous for his role of Michael Knight in the TV series Knight Rider. In the mid-2000’s, he started using drug and alcohol, which got him hospitalized multiple times. “I am sober today. I’ll probably be sober tomorrow,” he had successfully battled alcoholism and drug abuse.

5)  Robert Downey Jr.

The “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr. was heavily addicted to cocaine and heroin. In 1996, he ran naked on the streets of Hollywood chasing ‘invisible rats and was arrested for possession of drugs. Speaking openly regarding the overcoming of his drug addiction, he said “Job one gets out of the cave. A lot of people do get out, but don’t change. So the thing is to get out and recognize the significance of that aggressive denial of your fate, come through the crucible forged into a stronger metal.”