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Jamie comes clean on painkiller addiction
The actress admitted that she developed painkiller addiction after cosmetic surgery on her eyes when she was 35.
Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she was once addicted to painkillers.
In an interview to More Magazine, the "Freaky Friday" star admitted that she developed painkiller addiction after cosmetic surgery on her eyes when she was 35.
The 49-year-old actress was hooked to painkillers to such an extent that she even stole pills from her sister, who, at that time, was recovering at the actress' house from a broken bone.
"No one knew," Jamie said of hiding her dependency from her family, including husband Christopher Guest.
Jamie blamed her pressure to stay young in Hollywood that lured her to drugs.
"I attempted various types of plastic surgery, minutely but enough to stave off this encroaching middle-aged body," New York Daily News quoted her as saying.
"And every time I did, something went wrong. I felt misshapen, just not natural any more. I think it was a big stimulator of my drug abuse," she added.
Jamie credits her nine-year-old daughter Annie for kicking the habit. The actress worried that her addiction would affect her.
In her attempt to get of rid of her habit, Jamie let her hair go grey and stopped wearing high heels. She now works as a volunteer on anti-drug campaigns.
In an interview to More Magazine, the "Freaky Friday" star admitted that she developed painkiller addiction after cosmetic surgery on her eyes when she was 35.
The 49-year-old actress was hooked to painkillers to such an extent that she even stole pills from her sister, who, at that time, was recovering at the actress' house from a broken bone.
"No one knew," Jamie said of hiding her dependency from her family, including husband Christopher Guest.
The actress used drugs to get high and to combat "loneliness". She even drank heavily at times for years.
Jamie blamed her pressure to stay young in Hollywood that lured her to drugs.
"I attempted various types of plastic surgery, minutely but enough to stave off this encroaching middle-aged body," New York Daily News quoted her as saying.
"And every time I did, something went wrong. I felt misshapen, just not natural any more. I think it was a big stimulator of my drug abuse," she added.
Jamie credits her nine-year-old daughter Annie for kicking the habit. The actress worried that her addiction would affect her.
In her attempt to get of rid of her habit, Jamie let her hair go grey and stopped wearing high heels. She now works as a volunteer on anti-drug campaigns.
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