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Clueless star Stacey Dash ‘lost everything’ amid devastating addiction battle
Stacey Dash opened up about her addiction to painkillers (Picture: Getty)
Stacey Dash has opened up about her devastating addiction to painkillers, explaining that she ‘lost everything’.
The Clueless actress, 54, revealed that she was taking up to 20 Vicodin pills a day at one point, and shared how expensive the habit was.
During an emotional appearance on the Dr Oz Show on Thursday, she said: ‘I was taking 18-20 pills a day.’
When the host stated that is must have been ‘expensive’, she tearfully agreed: ‘Yeah, I lost everything.’
Stacey explained that she spent ‘about five to ten grand’ a month on the tablets, which are commonly prescribed to treat moderate and severe pain.
She recently celebrated five years of being sober, and shared how her struggles made her see her parents – who also battled addiction – in a different way.
Stacey revealed she ‘lost everything’ amid her battle with addiction (Picture: Getty)
‘The greatest blessing is that not only have I been able to be honest with myself and become a better person,’ she continued.
‘I’ve been able to understand my parents and that they did love me, and that they were doing the best they could and they were just sick. They were addicted.’
The star, who switched Hollywood for politics, credited religion for helping her journey to sobriety, but said she sometimes has to ‘fight’ for her faith.
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‘Do I have to fight for it? Sometimes, yeah. Are there moments when I wake up and I’m like, “This is a bad day. I want to do something bad”,’ she added.
‘I know if I get on my knees and I pray that Jesus will help me — he has for five years.
‘This has not been easy… There have been days where I’ve spent the entire day on my knees and didn’t move, until I felt God fill that hole inside of me.’
Worried about drugs?
Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help.
Adfam has local groups for families affected by drugs and alcohol and DrugFam offers phone and email support to people affected by other people’s drug or alcohol misuse.
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