20 Celebrities Who Struggled With Heroin Addiction
Some celebrities that are addicted to heroin are musicians, while others are actors. Unfortunately, many outstanding artists died as a result of heroin overdoses. Scroll down to see the list of 20 celebrities with heroin addiction.
#1 Corey Feldman
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Corey Feldman claimed that a pedophile who molested him when he was 16 introduced him to heroin. He battled drug addiction for much of his career as a young actor.#2 Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Jean-Michel Basquiat claimed to be doing up to 100 bags of heroin every day in the months before his death. He died of an opiate and cocaine overdose in 1988.#3 Miles Davis
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In 1949, Miles Davis became a heroin addict while performing in jazz clubs.#4 Cory Monteith
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Cory Monteith's Glee crew and co-stars allegedly pushed him to undergo a 30-day recovery program. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old actor died in 2013 from a drug and alcohol overdose.#5 Sid Vicious
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Sid Vicious battled heroin addiction for most of his life. He died of a heroin overdose while on bail in 1978, after being accused of the stabbing death of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.#6 Chris Farley
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Chris Farley died following a four-day drug and alcohol binge in 1998.#7 River Phoenix
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River Phoenix battled addiction for much of his childhood. In 1993, he died of a heroin and cocaine overdose.#8 John Belushi
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In 1982, John Belushi died of a cocaine and heroin overdose. He was 33 years old at the time.#9 Jimi Hendrix
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Jimi Hendrix was charged with possession in 1970 when heroin and hashish were discovered in his luggage at the Toronto airport.#10 Jim Morrison
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In 1971, Jim Morrison died after a heroin overdose.#11 Coco Chanel
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Coco Chanel allegedly used heroin throughout her life.#12 Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie was allegedly in the grip of heroin addiction in a video filmed in 1999. She earlier stated that she barely made it through a "dark and hazardous" period in her life.#13 Kurt Cobain
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Kurt Cobain always claimed that he began using heroin to self-medicate acute discomfort from a gastrointestinal problem. When Nirvana guitarist Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, large amounts of the substance were discovered in his system.#14 Samuel L. Jackson
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Before becoming one of Hollywood's most known faces, Samuel L. Jackson battled significant drug problems before entering rehab in 1991.#15 Janis Joplin
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In 1970, Janis Joplin died after a heroin overdose.#16 Russell Brand
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Russell Brand has battled heroin addiction and has been clean since the early 2000s.#17 Courtney Love
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Throughout the 1990s, Courtney Love battled heroin addiction. She even acknowledged using the medication when pregnant with her daughter Francis Bean Cobain in the 2015 documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.#18 Philip Seymour Hoffman
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70 bags of heroin and prescription pills were discovered at Philip Seymour Hoffman's residence after he died of an overdose in 2014.#19 Steven Tyler
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Steven Tyler said he has spent 20 million to fuel his heroin and cocaine addiction.