Famous People Who Have Struggled With Heroin Addiction

I blew 20 million. I snorted my Porsche, I snorted my plane, I snorted my house in that din of drugs and booze and being lost,Steven TylerSteven Tyler spoke about his heroin and cocaine addiction in his autobiography.

After Philip Seymour Hoffmandied from an overdose in 2014, 70 bags of heroin and prescription pills were found in his home.

Courtney LoveCourtney Love struggled with heroin addiction throughout the 1990s. A 2015 documentary showed this.Kurt Cobain: Montage of HeckShe admitted using the drug while pregnant with her daughter Francis Bean Cobain.

Tom PettyTom Petty became a heroin addict in the '90s. He kept it private until Warren Zanes publishedPetty: The BiographyPetty underwenttreatment for his addiction in the early 2000s.Tom Petty sought treatment for his addiction in the early 2000s.

"I cannot accurately convey the efficiency of heroin in neutralizing pain. It transforms a tight white fist into a gentle brown wave, and from my first inhalation 15 years ago it fumigated my private hell," said Russell BrandRussell Brand spoke about his heroin addiction. He has been clean since the early 2000s.

Janis JoplinJanis Joplin died from a heroin overdose in 1970.

Samuel L. Jackson became a recognizable Hollywood name. Prior to that, heSamuel L. Jackson struggled with severe drug addictions until he entered rehab in 1991.Samuel L. Jackson struggled with severe drug addictions until he entered rehab in 1991.

Kurt CobainKurt Cobain first used heroin to self-medicate severe pain from a stomach condition. Large doses of the drug were found in the Nirvana musician's system when he committed suicide in 1994.

Nicole RichieNicole Richie was addicted to cocaine and heroin by age 20. She has been clean and sober since about 2003.

A video shot in 1999 supposedly showed a strung-outAngelina JolieAngelina Jolie showed heroin addiction. She previously admitted to barely surviving a "dark and dangerous" time in her life.

Coco ChanelCoco Chanel reportedly used heroin during her life.

Jim MorrisonJim Morrison died from a heroin overdose in 1971.

In 1970, Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix was charged with possession after police found heroin and hashish in his bags at the Toronto airport.

Billie HolidayBillie Holiday was addicted to heroin throughout her career. She was arrested for possession as she died from liver cirrhosis in a New York hospital.

Eric Clapton reportedly had a $16,000 a week heroin habit in the 1970s.

John BelushiJohn Belushi died from a cocaine and heroin overdose in 1982. He was 33 years old.

Peaches Geldof, just like her mother Paula Yates,Peaches GeldofPeaches Geldof died from a heroin overdose. A used syringe was found next to the 25-year-old's body at the time of her death.

River PhoenixRiver Phoenix struggled with addiction for much of his young life. He died from a heroin and cocaine overdose in 1993.

Chris FarleyChris Farley died in 1998 after a four-day drug and alcohol bender.

Sid ViciousSid Vicious struggled with heroin addiction for much of his life. In 1978, he died from a heroin overdose while on bail, having been charged with the stabbing death of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

Cory MonteithCory'sGleeCrew and co-stars told him to try a 30-day rehab. Sadly, the 31-year-old actor died from a heroin and alcohol overdose in 2013.

"Junk turns the user into a plant. Plants do not feel pain since pain has no function in a stationary organism. Junk acts as a pain killer. A plant lacks libido like humans or animals. Junk replaces the sex drive. Seeding is the plant's sex; opium delays seeding."William S. Burroughssaid in his book,Junky.

ComedianLenny BruceLenny Bruce was arrested for possessing heroin, methadone, and syringes in 1962. He died from a morphine overdose in 1966.

Miles Davis started becoming a heroin addict while performing in jazz clubs in 1949.

Heroin and cocaine both added toMitchHedbergdied from a deadly overdose in 2005. Many top stand-up comedians call him one of the funniest of all time.

In the months before his death,Jean-Michel Basquiatsaid he used up to 100 bags of heroin daily. He died in 1988 from an overdose of opiates and cocaine.

Corey FeldmanCorey Feldman said a pedophile introduced him to heroin at age 16. He battled drug addiction for much of his acting career.

In 2002,Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone died from a heroin overdose at age 50. He struggled with drug and alcohol addiction his whole life.

Alice in Chains musicianLayne StaleyLayne Staley died from a cocaine and heroin overdose in 2002. "I know I'm near death," he said in his last interview. "I did crack and heroin for years. I never wanted to end my life this way. I know I have no chance. It's too late."

In 2008, actorBrad RenfroBrad Renfro died from an accidental heroin overdose at age 25. At his death, he was on probation for a 2005 drug bust where he bought fake heroin from undercover officers.

TV star and modelPaula YatesPaula Yates died from a heroin overdose in 2000. Fourteen years later, her daughter Peaches Geldof also died from a heroin overdose.