5 celebrities who overcame alcoholism

The alcoholism it is a progressive disease that if it does not stop with total abstinence, inevitably leads to the deterioration of Health of who suffers. The disease does not respect ages, sex or occupation. Its victims include artists, political figures, athletes and a multitude of writers.

The actress drew Barrymore He was one of the early stars who had problems with alcohol. He tried it for the first time at age nine and the marijuana at 10. The Californian authorities ordered the rehabilitation several times and in the end he succeeded.

Whitney Houston she was married for 14 years with the singer Bobby Brown and, in all that time, the abuses of the couple with the drug and alcohol. The debacle for the singer began when in the year 2000 she began to cancel commitments. Passed twice by rehabilitation clinics , one in 2004 and another one year later.

The Spanish singer Junior He surprised his admirers recently when he declared having had problems with alcohol seven years ago. The illness of his wife, Roció Dúrcal, made him fall into this addiction . The singer entered a clinic and is already recovered.

A figure that managed to get out of his addiction , Thanks to the rehabilitation and to the love of her husband Antonio Banderas, is Melanie Griffith. The actress went through various rehabilitation clinics until she married the actor in 1996. However, recently, Melanie had to enter a clinic to overcome his addiction to the pills.

The actress and singer Liza Minnelli is, however, one of the few celebrities who has spoken openly about their addictions . In a recent interview, I declare that, in the case of alcoholism , It's about a gene that is incorporated "Now you can do an analysis of blood and see if you have the predisposition for alcoholism . I became interested in the subject because I knew I had it and, in addition, I knew many people who suffered it and managed to overcome it. This is a disease, "concluded the Cabaret interpreter.

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