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3 Celebrities Who Celebrate Their Recovery from Addiction

Addiction can affect anyone, including celebrities and other people who look from the outside like they “have it all”. Fortunately, many celebrities who have struggled with alcohol and drug abuse have successfully recovered and gone on to share their stories.  When celebrities open up and share their experiences of falling into the trap of addiction it helps others who are struggling know that they are not alone.  When they share their recovery stories and how a life of sobriety has benefited them, it inspires hope in others as well.  Here are a few stories of celebrities that have worked hard to overcome their addiction and want to share their recovery experiences.

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Oprah Winfrey

“I relate to your story so much. I have done this drug. So I know exactly what you’re talking about. And that is my life’s great big secret that has always been held over my head.”

In a show about women recovering from crack cocaine addiction, Oprah Winfrey broke down and made the spontaneous decision to admit on television that she too had smoked crack in her early twenties.  The guest she was interviewing had commented that during her period of drug abuse, she was “addicted to the man, not the drugs”.  Oprah expressed that she could relate to this woman’s story because she too had used crack because she was involved with a man and she did drugs when she was with him.  “When he was gone the drugs were gone,”
she said.  This is a story many women struggling with alcohol and drug abuse can relate to.  And because Oprah is such a hero for so many people, opening up and being honest about it is a huge inspiration to others with similar experiences.

Jamie Lee Curtis

“The beautiful part of being able to acknowledge your own illness, to call yourself an alcoholic or a drug addict, is a badge of honor, because the shameful secret is the reason why it’s such a pervasive illness. It’s the secret shame that keeps people locked up in their disease.”

Jamie Lee Curtis is known as one of the best actresses in Hollywood and has grown to become a household name. However, her fans didn’t realize that nearly every day at 5 PM, she would give in to her addiction to Vicodin. Jamie Lee Curtis experienced a history of addiction in her family as well as trauma in her own life which triggered her addiction. However, once she was able to get the care that she needed for her addiction so her life and career could grow and develop.

Zac Efron

“It’s a never-ending struggle. I was drinking a lot, way too much. And it’s never one specific thing — I mean, you’re in your 20s, single, going through life in Hollywood, you know? Everything is thrown at you. I wouldn’t take anything back; I needed to learn everything I did. But it was an interesting journey, to say the least.”

Zac Efron made his name in the industry when he was pretty young with the hit movie series “High School Musical.” While Efron became a hot commodity in Hollywood, the sudden fame was something that he struggled with. Over time, he started turning to alcohol as a way just to interact with other people or make it through movie production. At a certain point, this excessive lifestyle caught up with him, and he realized that the only way that he would be able to continue to grow his career and save his life was to put the drink down and focus on what he needed to do to gain back control over his life.

Addiction Recovery at Legacy Healing Center

At Legacy Healing Center, our focus is to get you the addiction help and care you need when you are ready to work through your drug or alcohol addiction. Regardless of what walk of life, you come from or your past experiences, you can take comfort in the fact that our team will be there with you every step of the way. Please don’t wait another day to reach out to our addiction treatment team to begin the recovery process. Please give us a call today at 888.534.2295 to learn more.