{"id":59484,"date":"2015-08-19T08:05:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T08:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/diary\/?p=29655"},"modified":"2021-06-02T05:02:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:02:44","slug":"famous-celebs-who-fought-tooth-and-nail-with-their-addictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/famous-celebs-who-fought-tooth-and-nail-with-their-addictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous celebs who fought tooth and nail with their addictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not easy being a celebrity. You are being watched 24&#215;7, judged, criticized and followed. In such a strenuous situation, its quiet obvious that you may fall prey to the various kinds of addiction evils that make you relieved and de-stressed. And it is not always that easy to save yourself and your career from getting destroyed out of prescription drugs, alcohol or cocaine. However, some of the most famous Hollywood men and women have been fortunate enough to recognize what their problem is and sought treatment for the same. Given below are five famous stories of celebrity rehab visit in an effort to have a better and productive life.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zac Efron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image Source : UsMagazine.Com<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, the \u201cteen idol\u201d and heartthrob of millions, Zac Efron secretly moved to a rehab. The actor, at first kept silence on his visit to the rehab but later on went public with respect to the same issue on the famous show <em>Running Wild with Bear Grylls. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the show, Zac admitted that he had been finding himself under constant pressure and felt the need of a \u201csocial lubricant\u201d to handle his fame and the media. Although he has been reported to suffer from alcohol abuse, some reports suggest that he went the rehab due to his cocaine addiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100208\" src=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/08\/Philip-Seymour-Hoffman.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Seymour Hoffman\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/08\/Philip-Seymour-Hoffman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/08\/Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/08\/Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image Source : images.theconversation.com<\/p>\n<p>One of the most talented and celebrated actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman, at the age of 45 was found dead inside the bathroom of an apartment. Winner of the Academy Award for the Best Actor role in <em>Capote<\/em> in 2005, Philip allegedly moved to a rehab first when he was just 22. The late actor revealed to <em>60 Minutes <\/em>that this was while he was a student at the NY University.<\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>After his visit to the treatment center, the actor managed to beat the pants off his alcohol and drug abuse. However, he resumed to his overuse of prescription drugs and heroine after 23 long years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eva Mendes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image Source : TheHoopsNews.Com<\/p>\n<p><em>The Training Day<\/em> star Eva Mendes shocked her fans when she made a rehab stint at Utah\u2019s Cirque Lodge, the same place where the famous actress Lindsay Lohan went for her treatment. It was really surprising to know that a star like Eva who has been known for her clean image has been to a treatment center that provides treatment against substance abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Eva\u2019s representative opened to her fans that the actress just wants some personal time out after a complete year of hard work and was feeling the need of some professional assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image Source : Cdnds.Net<\/p>\n<p>Ben Affleck too made a rehab stint back in 2001 when he discovered signs of alcohol addiction. Ben\u2019s publicist, David Pollick in one of his statements informed the public that Ben is actually conscious of his life and wants to live it alcohol free and for this he has decided to get professional help. Ben, then 29, moved to Promises in Malibu the rehab where Robert Downey Jr. and Paula Poundstone were being treated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catherine Zeta Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image Source : HdWallPapersDesktop.Com<\/p>\n<p>Catherine, in May 2013 voluntarily moved to a rehab for getting treated against her bipolar disorder that leads to unusual mood and energy swings. While speaking to the <em>Sunday Telegraph\u2019s Stella Magazine<\/em>, the actress revealed that she had been suffering with the mental disorder since long.<\/p>\n<p>Being an actor, it takes a lot of courage to accept the fact that you are suffering from a kind of addiction. 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