Celebrities Who Have Successfully Battled Addiction

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has been a true sex symbol for over a decade. Being the star of a number of movies, she was also in the public eye for a period of time, because of her relationship with Brad Pitt, and the adoption of a number of children. While her days of fame in the past decade were quite controversial in their own manner, the actress had drug addiction problems before her acting career and fame. During her early 20’s, she was addicted to cocaine and heroin for several years. However, the actress said that she “went through the heavy, darker times”and she “survived them,” saying that the was unaware of the world and completely self absorbed. Proud that she managed to battle her addictions, the actress also notes that she was in a way lucky to so.