Celebrity Addiction
Robert Downey Jr.: Triumph over Drug Abuse
The tabloids tend to focus on the celebrities who continually relapse after addiction treatment. It seems that it is far more interesting to watch someone flounder and make a fool of themselves than to read about their success. Sometimes this might give the impression that treatment doesn’t work, but one tale of celebrity rehabilitation tells a different story.
If there was one name synonymous with drunk driving and substance abuse in the late 1990s, it was none other than Robert Downey Jr. The handsome celebrity with a number of successes to his name had a love for illegal substances and despite repeated arrests and attempts to complete substance abuse programs, Downey Jr. seemed on a path for nothing but self-destruction.
Anna Nicole Smith’s Doctors and Boyfriend Face Arraignment
Anna Nicole Smith’s two doctors and her lawyer boyfriend face arraignment on drug charges today, accused of illegally providing the late Playboy model with sedatives and opiates.
Michael Jackson’s Death Ruled Homicide
The LA County Coroner has officially announced the cause of Michael Jackson’s death—acute propofol intoxication, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. The drugs propofol (Diprivan) and lorazepam (Ativan) were found to be the primary drugs responsible for the singer’s death.
