Facts about Hollywood- Addiction in the History

1. Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five with the film ‘pound’ in 1970 but he started taking drugs when he was only 8 years old. He has been arrested a number of times and have served years of probation before turning out his life as a successful actor.

2. Michael Joseph Jackson was an American Singer, Dancer, Songwriter and a businessman. He was recognised as the most successful entertainer of all time and often referred to by the nickname ‘King of Pop’. He died of a Cardiac arrest on 25^th June 2009 when he putting together his much-anticipated concert ‘This Is It’. He died of acute Propofol and Benzodiazepine intoxication after which his death was ruled out as a homicide and his personal physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

3. . Anna Nicole Smith was an American model, Actress and a Television Personality.  She was found dead on 8^th February 2007 in a hotel. The mystery circulating around her death was that the drugs that were supposed to be for her husband, was found in her body system leading to rumours that this may have been a suicide if not an accidental death.

4. Heath ledger was an Australian actor died from intoxication of prescription drugs. He was found dead in his apartment on 22^nd January 2008 where autopsy reports revealed that the actor had died to an overdose whether it was deliberate or an accident hasn’t been made conclusive.

Apart from many awards (including an Oscar), he became the first actor to win an award posthumously as a best actor at 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards.

5. Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer, musician and actor. He was found dead on his bathroom floor on 16^th August 1977 when he was only 42 years old. Several years of prescription drug abuse severely deteriorated his health and his life abruptly came to an end.