Nelly Furtado has revealed she had a breakdown when she first hit the spotlight, due to the pressures of fame: \"It was too much too soon,\" she said. \"After two years of intense touring and partying I'd spend hours alone in my LA home.\"
However, the star has since regained control of her life...<\/p>","url":"2009/9/28/Nelly-Furtado-0506.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Nelly Furtado"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
She credits her new sense of balance to her family - daughter Nevis and Cuban sound engineer husband Demacio \"Demo\" Castellón - whom she lives with in Toronto.
Nelly isn't the only celeb to have come back from the brink...<\/p>","url":"2009/9/18/Nelly-Furtado-0909-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Nelly Furtado 09.09"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Robbie Williams over-partied in his youth and has admitted he almost died after becoming addicted to prescription drugs later on in his life.
The star checked himself into rehab on his 33rd birthday...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Robbie-Williams-0596.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Robbie Williams"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
And, after three years fighting the dependency, is now totally clean and dry.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Robbie-Williams-0607.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Robbie Williams 06.07"},{"captionHeading":"Mischa: On The Up","caption":"
Mischa Barton also spoke about her time in rehab.
\r\nThe Beautiful Life star told Time Out New York: \"I went through a tough spot where everything compounded on me, and it was like a perfect storm, like everything was happening to me at once.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/8/28/Mischa-Barton-0809-8.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Mischa Barton 08.09"},{"captionHeading":"Mischa: On The Up","caption":"
It was this snap earlier this month of Mischa returning to the set of her new show that heralded a return to form for the gorgeous 23-year-old starlet.<\/p>","url":"2009/8/11/Mischa-Barton-1-0809.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Mischa Barton 1 08.09"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
The whole world watched with baited breath as Britney Spears' personal life spiralled rapidly out of control at the beginning of this year.
There was the whole custody drama, and then Brit was hospitalised twice.
Could things get any worse?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Britney-Spears-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Britney Spears 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Thankfully no.
Since she was released from a Los Angeles clinic the second time round, the songstress appears to have made a remarkable recovery. She's regained restricted custody rights of her kids, slimmed down to reveal a sizzlin' hot fig, released her new hit album Circus and has awed audiences far and wide - including folks at The X Factor - with smoking performances that are reminiscent of a teenage Brit in her hey day.<\/p>","url":"2008/12/3/Britney-Spears-1208-3.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Britney Spears 12.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
This snap was taken a few months before Lindsay Lohan admitted herself into rehab for alcohol problems.
She was later arrested on two separate drink-driving charges.
\"It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs,” a statement from her rep said at the time.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Lindsay-Lohan-1206.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lindsay Lohan 12.06"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
The Lindsay of late is a different person by all accounts.
Sure, she still enjoys a night out on the town, with her good gal pal Sam Ronson there for company, but it appears the lady now knows how to keep a lid on her partying ways.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Lindsay-Lohan-0508.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Lindsay Lohan 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Kate Moss' reputation as a good-time girl is well known, but took a more sinister twist after a tabloid printed snaps of the model allegedly taking drugs in September 2005.
Kate stopped short of admitting to drug use, but checked herself into rehab soon after, and was dropped from several high-profile modelling contracts.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Kate-Moss-0097.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Kate Moss 00.97"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Kate's wisely kept a low-profile since that incident.
She ended her controversial relationship with Pete Doherty and now appears to be happily shacked up with Jamie Hince. Meanwhile, soon after the photo incident she had more modelling contracts than ever before.
You can even catch her about town in the midst of very wholesome acts like posing with fans' babies (left).<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Kate-Moss-0608-12.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kate Moss 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Like her pal Kate, Naomi Campbell has also struggled with drug addiction during her longstanding career as a supermodel.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Naomi-Campbell-0400.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Naomi Campbell 04.00"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Having gone into therapy, the star is now fully clean of any substance addictions.
She may still be working on a few anger management issues though...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Naomi-Campbell-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Naomi Campbell 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Nicole Richie openly admits to having suffered substance abuse problems since her early teens.
She has also been arrested twice and served jail time for driving under the influence of illegal substances.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Nicole-Richie-1003.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nicole Richie 10.03"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Happily, Nicole has battled her drug addictions and has come out triumphant the other side.
She's now happily loved-up with her boyf Joel Madden and their baby daughter Harlow Winter.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Joel-Madden-and-Nicole-Richie-1207.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joel Madden and Nicole Richie 12.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Drew Barrymore was thrown into the deep end of showbiz at a very early age, and as a result was infamously in rehab for drug addiction aged a tender 13 years old.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Drew-Barrymore-0589.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Drew Barrymore 05.89"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Nowadays, Drew's problems are very much in the past.
With a blockbuster career and seemingly ageless looks, her future looks pretty solid from now on.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/16/Drew-Barrymore-1008.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Drew Barrymore 10.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
She may be a kinda Earth Mother figure now, but Angelina Jolie has had a fairly wild past.
Not withstanding the fact she once wore a vial containing her ex-hubby Billy Bob Thornton's blood round her neck, she also admits to experimenting with drugs in earlier years.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Angelina-Jolie-0500.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Angelina Jolie 05.00"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
But such hedonistic behaviour is no longer a part of Ange's public persona.
Besides competing to build the world's biggest brood, she's also got her hands full doing worthy things as a United Nations spokesperson.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Angelina-Jolie-0407.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Angelina Jolie 04.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Winona Ryder skimmed along showbiz life quite happily, until all of a sudden, she landed herself in a right patch of trouble with the whole shoplifting furore in the early noughties.
The once-heralded screen actress was found guilty of grand theft and ordered to carry out community service.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Winona-Ryder-0102.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Winona Ryder 01.02"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
We're glad to say Win's life and career has withheld the blow though, as she lasted out her probation period (it ended in 2005), and got back into gear with further movie projects. Hooray.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Winona-Ryder-0707.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Winona Ryder 07.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
It was a surprise to everyone to discover that fresh-faced Sex And The City star Kristin Davis suffered from alcoholism - way back in her mid-20s, before she came to prominence on the show.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Kristin-Davis-0897.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kristin Davis 08.97"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
She nipped the problem in the bud and is now a strict tee-totaller - and a successful actress to boot.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/29/Kristin-Davis-0508-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Kristin Davis 05.08 1"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Granted, the dodgy eye make-up doesn't help here, but there was a time when Kelly Osbourne really had a rough ride of it due to her addiction to painkillers.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Kelly-Osbourne-0803.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kelly Osbourne 08.03"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
The feisty lady got treatment for her problems and bounced back to form, unveiling an awesomely slick new look - not to mention a trim figure to go with.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/11/Kelly-Osbourne-0608-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kelly Osbourne 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Kelly's bro, Jack Osbourne, also struggled with drug addiction during his teens.
He eventually admitted himself to a 12-step programme, vowing: \"I never want to feel this way ever again.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Jack-Osbourne-1005.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jack Osbourne 10.05"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Since then, Jack's not looked back.
He's overcome his addictions, lost a whole loada weight and got his career on track with hit TV series Adrenalin Junkie.
Atta boy.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Jack-Osbourne-1007.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jack Osbourne 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has undergone a very public battle with cocaine addition in the past.
It was all part of a habit of wild partying which saw her arrive at bashes sporting oddball outfits like this...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Tara-Palmer-Tomkinson-1298.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Tara Palmer-Tomkinson 12.98"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
But ever the trouper, TPT has seen off her drug-addled demons.
Since getting clean, she's supported a variety of substance-abuse charities.
She also underwent surgery to rebuild her inner nostrils in 2006 after years of cocaine use finally took its toll on the socialite's body.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Tara-Palmer-Tomkinson-0505.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Tara Palmer-Tomkinson 05.05"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Robert Downey Jr's problems with drugs are well documented.
Between 1996 and 2001, the actor was arrested on a whole spate of substance-related charges.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Robert-Downey-Jr-0899.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Robert Downey Jr. 08.99"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Since 2001, Rob has vowed to stay clean.
He's now happily married and continues to partake in meditation and therapy programs to help keep him off the drugs. He's also got his career back on track - this year he took the titular role in Iron Man.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Robert-Downey-Jr-0807.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Robert Downey Jr 08.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Courtney Love's turbulent battles with drug addiction are almost too extensive to list here, but suffice to say, the lady's had a tough old time of it in the past.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Courtney-Love-0095.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Courtney Love 00.95"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Since she was last released from court-ordered drug rehabilitation in 2005, the singer appears to have turned over a new leaf.
She's currently living with her daughter in Los Angeles - and if further proof were needed of her determination to kick the habit, she has penned an anti-cocaine song titled Loser Dust.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Courtney-Love-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Courtney Love 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
There was a point when we were really worried that former hottie Christian Slater had lost it completly.
The actor struggled with drug and alcohol problems, culminating in his arrest for assault in 1997.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Christian-Slater-0097.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Christian Slater 00.97"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
After serving three months in prison, Christian became a reformed person.
Most recently, he's graced the West End stage in London while hanging out with his gorgeous business-brain girlfriend Tamara Mellon.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/23/Christian-Slater-Tamara-Mellon-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Christian Slater Tamara Mellon 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
It's hard to imagine now, but clean-cut star Ben Affleck has received treatment for alcohol addiction in the past.
\"Ben is a self-aware and smart man who has decided that a fuller life awaits him without alcohol,\" his rep said in 2001, after the star checked into a rehab facility.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Ben-Affleck-0104.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ben Affleck 01.04"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Now it seems Ben's troubles are well and truly buried, as he enjoys the prestige of directing his first film (Gone Baby Gone) as well as reaping the benefits of married life with Jennifer Garner and their daughter Violet.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Ben-Affleck-and-Jennifer-Garner-0107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner 01.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Nicole Kidman's hubby Keith Urban had to check into rehab just months after he wedded the movie star in 2006.
\"I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones who love and support me. One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid that I have,\" the singer said in a statement at the time.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Keith-Urban-0307.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Keith Urban 03.07"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
With the devoted support of Nicole, Keith made his way through his own personal troubles, and now the couple are looking forward to welcoming their first child into the world.
Congrats to Keith, we say.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/15/Nicole-Kidman-Keith-Urban-0408-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nicole Kidman Keith Urban 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Busted's Matt Willis has struggled with alcohol and cocaine problems in the past...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Matt-Willis-0505.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matt Willis 05.05"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
But now he's happily shacked up with Emma Griffiths, it's hoped she'll keep him on the straight and narrow from now on.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/10/Matt-Willis-Emma-Griffiths-0408.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Matt Willis Emma Griffiths 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
Former 'Enders actress Daniella Westbrook shocked the world when it was revealed she'd dissolved the inside of her nostrils due to extreme and prolonged cocaine abuse.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Daniella-Westbrook-0302.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Daniella Westbrook 03.02"},{"captionHeading":"The Dark Side And Back","caption":"
The actress has since had nasal surgery to replace the damage, and having kicked her habit, has written a book about the troubles she experienced.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/30/Daniella-Westbrook-0905.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Daniella Westbrook 09.05"}];