Robin Williams (1951-2014)
Decades ago, when Robin Williams was just starting to become famous with his madcap, stream-of-consciousness performances on “Mork and Mindy,” one would have made a good bet that he would eventually kill himself through substance abuse. It can be safely said that many of his comedic performances occurred while he was high on cocaine. However, Williams’ recent death by suicide was not directly related to his substance abuse problems.
Read more ... Janis Joplin (1943-1970)
When Janis Joplin learned to sing in the church choir in her hometown of Port Arthur, Texas no one would have predicted her ending in 1970 due to a drug overdose. Welcome to the 27 club!
Read more ... Preakness Stakes-winning jockey Kent Desormeaux has gone to alcohol rehabilitation in Utah. Sources say he will return in time to ride Exaggerator in the Belmont Stakes Saturday June 11. "It was time to take a sober look at my life and take this step," Desormeaux said in a brief statement issued through his agent J.R. Pegram. Hmmm... jockey... alcohol.. somewhere in here there is a short snort joke.
Read more ... Picabo Street, the talented and admired Olympic Super G and Downhill skiing champion added a new dimension to the term downhill. First, she pushed her 76-year old father down two flights of stairs. Then she saw her life go downhill when she was arrested for multiple counts of domestic violence and assault. Super!
Read more ... A story with an intro like this is too good to be true, When we last saw Jeremy Jackson he was headed to the slammer having been arrested in his first stabbing incident (yes there was another!) Now we find him out of on bail and reportedly on his way to a treatment center. Go to rehab... go directly to rehab... from jail!
Read more ... This past February 2015, Lance Armstrong kept himself out of court by pleading guilty to careless driving. The charges came after Armstrong hit two parked cars in December 2014 while driving his SUV in Aspen, Colorado. We gotta ask, was his SUV on steroids, or is Armstrong such a really bad driver that he managed to hit not one, but two parked cars.
Read more ... Ben Affleck announced he's just completed a stint in rehab. Sources told our friends at TMZ he was at a facility almost immediately after the Oscars. So he goes in... then he goes out... then he makes the big announcement. Who knew? More important... who cares?
Read more ... Reports are in that troubled British rock star Pete Doherty has checked out of a rehab clinic in Bangkok, Thailand where he was treated for his addiction to heroin. Are there any British rock stars out there that aren't "troubled"?
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