Alcoholism is an addiction that affects not only physical health person, but also on his mental state, leading to the collapse of social and family life. When alcoholism becomes a major problem, it is noticeable in the way people become unable to cope with work and other responsibilities as alcohol begins to dominate all aspects of their lives, including relationships with others.
Alcoholism is a detrimental habit that takes its toll on any addict, but when it comes to celebrities, the problem reaches a completely different level, as their lives are under close attention. Alcoholism can ruin their careers and seriously damage their personal and social lives. Here is a list of 26 stars whose lives and careers were affected by alcoholism:
1. Mel Gibson
Everyone knows Mel Gibson is famous Hollywood actor, however, in addition to this, he is also a producer and director. There were many ups and downs in his career. One of his most famous works is the film "Braveheart", in which he acted as a director, producer and actor. This film brought him a Golden Globe award. However, in 2006, Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving, and this event led to many other problems that affected his public and personal life. Fortunately, he has since been able to cope with his problem and his behavior, restored his damaged relationships and his career.
2. Lindsay Lohan
The fact that Lindsay Lohan considers herself an experienced rehabilitator speaks volumes. She has been to rehab centers so many times that she can hardly count them. As a teenager, Lohan was a very responsible girl who did not go to school parties or drink alcohol. She got drunk for the first time at the age of 17, and Lindsay's mother punished her by making her sleep in vomit.
Although Lindsay had been to rehab many times, she claimed that she did not consider herself an alcoholic because she had never experienced a hangover in the morning. However, in 2010, when Lohan was admitted to the Betty Ford Center, the actress said that she was working to overcome her addiction and was making positive steps towards positive changes. She also said that she understands that her addiction is a disease that will not go away overnight.
3. Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee's addiction began after cosmetic surgery, when she began taking painkillers, perpetuating the effect big amount alcohol. But it should be noted that this problem did not last long: she managed to quickly cope with it and continue to live with the idea that overcoming this addiction is the most great success in her life.
Jamie Lee Curtis is best known for her role in A Fish Called Wanda and the Halloween horror film series. In Freaky Friday, she played the mother of a wild teenager played by Lindsay Lohan (who also had a drinking problem, as mentioned above). In addition to acting in films, she participated in photography without makeup and subsequent retouching. This made the actress look at herself in a new way and feel the oppressive need to always look great, which was the beginning of her problems with alcohol. When the actress overcame this addiction, she began to promote the philosophy of accepting yourself for who you are.
4. Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp also had problems with alcohol in the past, although you could never tell from his performances in films.
Depp has starred in many successful films such as "Pirates" Caribbean Sea", "Edward Scissorhands" and other films by Tim Burton and Jim Jarmusch. Perhaps his experience with alcohol addiction was precisely what helped him play the drunken Jack Sparrow so successfully and convincingly in "Pirates".
Johnny Depp is one of the greatest film actors, and his alcohol addiction did not affect his career. He still remains famous and popular. Bye.
5. Anthony Hopkins
Best known for his role in The Silence of the Lambs, in which he played the Oscar-winning character Hannibal Lecter, the actor had long struggled with uncontrollable alcohol addiction. The turning point for him was the event when he woke up in another state, absolutely not understanding where he was and how he got here. It was then that the actor realized that his habit had become a problem, so he decided to join Alcoholics Anonymous. From that moment on, he never returned to the past.
Hopkins' problems with alcohol began while he was working as an actor in the UK. It seemed to him that the stage was not for him, and so he began to drink to relax and relieve stress. He quit drinking in 1975 and hasn't touched a drop of alcohol since.
6. Elton John
Like many other artists, Elton John began drinking and using drugs to gain confidence before performing. His manager first gave him cocaine to try. John admitted that he did not think about the consequences of substance abuse and did not pay attention to it until the habit got out of control. In addition to addiction to alcohol and cocaine, the singer developed bulimia.
John managed to get back on track with the help of his friend Ryan White, who was infected HIV infection during a blood transfusion, however, he remained strong until the very end, helping everyone who, like him, became infected with this disease.
John was able to come to his senses with the help of White and since then - for more than 20 years - has remained sober.
7. Eminem
The story of Eminem's struggle with alcoholism is no secret. His substance abuse reached its climax in 2007, when he began taking more than 30 pills a day, generously doused with alcohol.
Prior to this, in 2005, Eminem almost died from an overdose. This marked the beginning of his efforts to become sober and a better father to his daughter Hailey.
Eminem's life has not been easy, given his alcohol and drug abuse and his unstable relationship with his mother Hailie. However, his addiction is now a thing of the past, and his music career is gaining momentum again. An unexpected friendship with Sir Elton John helped Eminem become a teetotaler, and now his compositions are again at the top of the music charts.
8. Steven Tyler
The leader and vocalist of the famous rock band Aerosmith, Steven Tyler has experienced many ups and downs both in his career and in his personal life.
Tyler fans for his amazing vocal rangeThey gave him the nickname "Demon of Screaming". Fans adore the singer not only for his voice, but also for the energy he puts into every performance. It is clear that he loves his job and completely devotes himself to music and his fans.
Obviously, Tyler has become very famous over the course of his career, and with great success and fame comes pressure and struggle. Tyler began using alcohol and drugs to cope with the pressure, and this negatively affected his singing career, leading to a decline in the popularity of Aerosmith.
However, Tyler decided to improve, and after he left the rehab center in 1986, he managed to recover and put all his strength into restoring the group to its former glory.
Tyler remained sober for the next 20 years, after which he relapsed and began abusing painkillers. However it lasted not for long, as he managed to get this addiction under control. He was again treated at rehabilitation center in 2009 and has remained sober since then.
9. Robert Downey Jr.
Of all the stars on this list who have had problems with alcohol, it can be said that Robert Downey Jr. had the worst problems, as well as the most unexpected extraordinary recovery. The actor began the daily tradition of drinking, reaching the point where he could not spend a single evening without a glass in his hand.
There were also cases where he mixed alcohol with drugs. His behavior became so uncontrollable that one day he couldn’t find his way home and fell asleep in a neighbor’s house, falling asleep in his child’s bed. Naturally, the child's mother called the rescue service.
Robert successfully dealt with his problem, from which he owed his salvation to his wife Susan Downey. Having overcome alcoholism, he was able to take control of his career, starring in films such as " iron Man" and "Sherlock Holmes".
10. Billie Holiday
This beautiful woman with the angelic voice faced enormous pressure brought on by her growing fame. Before starting her singing career, she worked as a receptionist in a brothel, but her connection to prostitution goes back much further, as her mother was arrested for prostitution when Billy was 12 years old.
During its short but successful career Billie Holiday worked with artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and many others.
Alcohol addiction caused serious damage to her health: the singer developed cirrhosis of the liver. Doctors advised her not to drink anymore, otherwise this habit would destroy her, but she could not resist the temptation - the addiction got the better of her. The singer died at the age of 44 in 1959, but to this day she remains known as one of best singers of its time.
11. Betty Ford
The future First Lady of the United States announced in 1970 that she was struggling with alcoholism. When she began the recovery process, she openly stated that her father and brother were also alcoholics.
Betty Ford's substance abuse sometimes got so out of control that she took more than 20 painkillers a day and a "normal amount" of alcohol (a couple of cocktails at parties).
Somehow, Ford managed to overcome her alcohol addiction while she needed to take care of her family.
Later, in 1978, when she was already the former First Lady, she went to Long Beach Naval Hospital to undergo treatment for alcohol addiction. Ex-president I also completely stopped drinking alcohol in solidarity with my wife.
12. Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was American writer, journalist and author short stories: to this day he remains one of the most famous writers throughout history.
Throughout his life, Hemingway succumbed to alcoholism more than once, especially in last years life, when he began to be tormented by mental and physical ailments. He was admitted to the hospital where he was treated for depression, but after being discharged he still committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun.
It is still unclear whether his alcoholism was the result of a mental disorder, or vice versa, but the writer sometimes lost his clear mind while intoxicated.
13. David Hasselhoff
Hasselhoff's addiction was widely known, and many are familiar with the story of his struggle, which has lasted more than 10 years. He first entered rehab in 2002 when he realized his drinking was out of control. However, the actor's determination to improve his addiction lasted only one day, after which he left the Betty Ford Center. The next day he got drunk again, to such an extent that he had to call an ambulance.
He tried to justify his actions by saying that he was not ready to stop drinking when he entered the clinic for treatment and that he wanted to drink again. This time turned out to be so “intense” that he decided that he had really had enough, so the actor again came to the rehabilitation center. He did it because he wanted to become a better person for the sake of his family.
Hasselhoff remained sober for 5 years before relapsed in 2007. His daughter, in an attempt to show him what he looks like when he's drunk and get him to change his behavior, posted a video online of him lying on the floor eating a burger.
Due to excessive libations, Hasselhoff became a regular visitor to the hospital: he was admitted there in 2009 and 2010. Obviously, an actor can go without alcohol for a long time, but if he takes even one sip, he no longer knows how to stop himself.
14. Robin Williams
Robin Williams was one of the most famous actors in the world. He starred in such films as "Captain Hook", "Dead Poets Society" and many other famous films. Williams began abusing alcohol and cocaine very early on, but tried to kick his addiction after his friend John Belushi died of an overdose during a party they were both attending.
Some fans claim that his career was at its peak when the actor's addiction was at its worst, but the truth is that no amount of money or fame is worth more than the physical and mental health of a person who suffers great damage from addiction.
Robin Williams struggled with alcohol and cocaine addiction for nearly 30 years. He broke down and recovered again. A few weeks before his death, he signed up for a renewal clinic. He shot himself shortly thereafter, but pathologists say he was sober at the time of his death. Although Williams managed to abstain from alcohol and drugs, it seems the actor was unable to cope with his depression, which ultimately led to his death.
15. Stephen King
This famous horror author, who wrote such best-selling books as It, Carrie, The Shawshank Redemption, Misery and many others, struggled for years with alcohol and drug addiction. When his family finally decided to get involved in 1987, King agreed that he needed to change. Since then he has remained a teetotaler.
Stephen King often endowed his main characters with the same addictions that he himself struggled with. He also spoke extensively and willingly about his ongoing attempts to regain control of his addiction, so it was not as if he was ashamed of it. He stated that alcohol and drugs helped him escape the depressive reality in which he lived.
Today, King is no longer so proud of his past habits, but he speaks openly about them because he was able to get his life in order and deal with them.
16. Ian McGregor
This actor also had a problem with alcohol abuse, and although it did not seem to affect his career, it was harming his personal life. McGregor recalls his role in the 1996 film Trainspotting, saying he looked like a "tipsy maniac." He remembers that he lost control of his drinking, but it went unnoticed because no producer ever tried to draw his attention to this problem.
McGregor soon went from being a happy drunk to a pathetic, self-ashamed man who didn't want to lose everything he'd worked so hard to achieve, so he decided to stop drinking and clean up his act.
Perhaps the moment when he came to his senses was meeting Iggy Pop: then he was so drunk that he completely disgraced himself. Now he remembers this incident as the most shameful moment in his life.
17. Ben Affleck
This stunning Armageddon actor entered rehab in 2001 to recover from alcoholism. Before that, Ben Affleck starred in the film Pearl Harbor, showing that addiction had little effect on his career. His career suffered when he starred in the film Gigli, which was poorly received by audiences and received disappointing reviews from film critics, but his alcoholism had nothing to do with it.
He successfully won his battle with addiction and remained sober until the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where he was spotted drinking heavily. However, he was able to overcome his addiction and achieve such success in his career that few other actors have achieved. He even received an Oscar in 2013 in the category " Best movie of the Year" for the film "Argo".
We all know Michael J. Fox from the Back to the Future films. This actor suffered from alcoholism until he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The diagnosis forced him to change his life, focusing on advancing Parkinson's disease research to help current and future patients.
Fox has come to terms with terrible diagnosis and, thanks to the support of his family, successfully quit drinking. He has since founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) to fund further research into Parkinson's disease. He also continued his career in various television shows, including "The Michael J. Fox Show" and "Boston Legal."
Michael is an excellent example for all people, showing that illness does not define who you are or what you can do. The illness did not stop his pursuit of his dream and does not prevent him from living to the fullest.
19. Diana Ross
One of the most famous stars our time, Diana Ross also had problems with alcohol and went to rehab in 2002. Canyon Ranch Health Center helped her overcome her addiction, and she appears to have remained sober ever since.
Ross is one of the richest and most successful celebrities and can even rival Oprah Winfrey. It's not yet clear who the most famous African-American woman in the world is, but being at the top is not bad in itself, right?
Diana Ross sang with The Supremes and also performed solo numbers. She also played a role in the film Lady Sings the Blues, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Today, she is more active than ever and continues to perform and amaze people around the world. She hasn't drunk alcohol since she entered rehab in 2002, and may never start.
20. Mickey Mantle
Mantle is the most famous Yankee player in the history of its existence. His addiction was so bad that he was drunk at every game, or at least always tipsy.
The fact that he played so well while drunk shows the depth of his talent. Imagine how he would play sober? There would be no one who could match him.
Mantle played for the Yankees for 18 years, and for most of that time he was an alcoholic. Needless to say, his death was the result of alcohol abuse. He died in 1995, although he underwent a liver transplant a few months before his death.
Regardless of alcoholism, Mickey Mantle is still considered the greatest player in baseball.
21. Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe, who everyone knows as the boy wizard Harry Potter in the film of the same name, faced the pressure of fame at the age of 11, which continued to build throughout his teenage and young adult years.
Fame at such a young age and a diagnosis of neurological coordination disorder, which made it difficult to perform normal tasks, were factors that triggered Radcliffe's alcohol addiction. He sometimes became so ill that he could not even tie his shoes, and according to some rumors, filming of the Harry Potter film sometimes had to be stopped due to his inability to concentrate.
After hearing his diagnosis, Radcliffe began to forget himself with the help of alcohol, first periodically drinking at parties, and then becoming dependent. Sometimes he even came to filming drunk.
In 2010, Daniel Radcliffe realized that his alcoholism had become a problem and decided to end it. Since then, he has had breakdowns, but let's hope that the actor will finally be able to overcome this addiction.
22. Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis, who played Charlotte York in Sex and the City, suffered from such severe alcoholism that she wasn't sure if she would live to see 30.
She struggled with addiction adolescence. Since she also had problems with alcohol in her family, the actress started drinking quite early. She admitted that she enjoyed drinking because it helped her relax and express her emotions. However, when she had to make a choice between alcohol and a career, she did right choice, and haven’t drank since then.
Christine has been a teetotaler since the age of 22, but admits that she sometimes lacks alcohol.
23. Leonard Nimoy
Everyone who watched" Star Trek", knows that Leonard Nimoy played the role of Spock. Nimoy had never had a problem with alcohol before, but while he was filming the film, he began drinking, and the problem got out of control. The actor started with a glass after work and eventually reached Finally, a sign that his alcoholism was getting out of control was when his assistant started bringing him alcohol on set because the actor couldn't work without it.
Nimoy said he started drinking because of his divorce and the pressure of fame. When he realized that his alcohol abuse was affecting his personal and professional relationships, Nimoy decided to seek professional help and enter rehab. After a difficult divorce, he met Susan Bey, who supported him through the rehabilitation process.
24. Alec Baldwin
According to 30 Rock magazine, the actor has spent nearly seven years under the influence of alcohol and drugs since his 20th birthday. Obviously, he felt an emptiness inside and tried to fill it with various substances.
His addiction spiraled out of control when he began drinking every night, falling asleep only at lunchtime. One day he was drinking Chardonnay from a plastic cup while driving, at that moment it occurred to him that such behavior could not be normal, and that he needed to improve. Another factor that led him to eradicate his bad habits was the pitiful look with which a man whom he often passed looked at him. Baldwin didn't want to be the one to inspire such pity, so he joined Alcoholics Anonymous at the age of 27 and hasn't had a drink since.
25. Charlie Watts
Erc, the drummer for Rolling Stone, lived a truly typical rock star life, and everyone knows that alcohol and drugs make up a big part of it.
What's strange about Watts's addiction is that it didn't start with him. musical career. When he was younger, he kept his alcohol and drug use under control, but in the 1980s, when he was going through a so-called midlife crisis, he developed an addiction. Over the next decade, the addiction became so intense that it almost led him to divorce his wife (but this did not happen: the couple recently celebrated their golden wedding).
His addiction had a very negative impact on the singer’s marriage, but the couple were able to overcome everything. His wife Shirley was there to support him through rehab, and Watts says stopping wasn't that hard.
26. Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith began struggling with alcohol and drug addiction at the age of 18, an addiction that lasted nearly 30 years. She often took too much cocaine and drank too much alcohol, which led to her having to go to rehab three times over those 30 years.
Her ex-husband- Antonio Banderas - whom she married in 1996 - was the person who supported her most during her addiction, although Griffith stated that she wanted him to be even more involved. This marriage did not last long, as did Melanie’s other marriages.
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Famous people and alcoholism what can make celebrity become addicted to alcohol ? According to legend, Prince Vladimir the Baptist, choosing a religion for Kievan Rus, abandoned Islam and Judaism due to taboo alcoholic drinks in these religions. This historical anecdote is often recalled by people trying to find the origins of drunkenness in Rus'. However, this vice is inherent in many nations. A bunch of famous people , famous for their great deeds and creations, became hostages of such an addiction as drunkenness. How much they did not manage to do, how much humanity became poorer from their premature death and broken alcohol ability to work! Let their deeds become an example for us, and their vices a warning.
Peter the Great and his assemblies.
Peter the Great was drunkard . He created the Most Joking, Most Drunken and Extraordinary Council, which lasted 30 years. No matter how historians try to talk about the cathedral as a kind of club in which Peter gathered like-minded people, you cannot erase the words from the song. In its form, the cathedral was indeed a most drunken and all-joking meeting. Alcohol , obscene language and wild antics took pride of place here. The boyars, going to Peter's feasts, said goodbye to their boyars and household members, wrote wills and, having prayed in front of their grandfather's icons, went to the feasts, as in last way. Refuse the presented cup with alcohol it was impossible. The hot-tempered Peter took this as a personal insult and could cruelly mock the teetotaler. So, one day a high-ranking nobleman was late for such a feast, or as the assembly was called then. The Tsar ordered him to drink four cups of Hungarian wine amid general laughter. The cup had a capacity of 400 grams, and the Hungarian - fortified wine. In total, the poor guy had to drink one and a half liters alcohol for very a short time. Peter loved it when his guests drank a lot and had fun. And so that some assembly participants do not shirk their duties - drink in moderation alcohol , the king assigned soldiers to them, who did not allow anyone to leave sober. True, it is worth noting that drunkenness Peter did not approve among the people. In 1714 he established a cast iron medal " For drunkenness » weighing about 7 kg. As punishment, she was chained to the necks of drunkards so that they would wear her for a week.
Stalin and feasts
Another amateur alcoholic
The feast that left a deep mark in our history is Joseph Stalin. 
The insidiousness of Stalin's feasts was that Stalin himself decided whether he wanted to get drunk today or not. But his guests had no such choice. Drink alcoholic
there should have been plenty of drinks. So, for example, one of the guests was asked to guess the air temperature outside the window, and then drink as many glasses of vodka by how many degrees he was wrong. The main problem for those invited was to follow their speeches, which was not always possible. After all alcohol
loosens tongues. The suicide of Stalin's wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva is also connected with the feast. She got up from behind festive table and went home. No one saw her alive again. Stalin himself used alcohol
almost all my life, preferring wines. He was able, after sitting all night at the table and sleeping only a few hours, to begin state affairs. And so every day. Stalin died at 74, and how much longer he could have lived if he had healthy image life?
Talking about politicians And alcohol One cannot fail to mention Boris Yeltsin. The anecdotes associated with his illness will live long in the people's memory. Another victim alcohol Leonid Brezhnev's daughter Galina, who played a prominent role during her father's reign. After his death she became alcoholic and ended her life in poverty.
People creative professions most susceptible alcoholism . Some are broken by the lack of recognition of their talent, others, on the contrary, by the glory that has covered them. Most drown in alcohol your complexes, the fear of losing inspiration, thereby losing the meaning of life. And some simply cannot withstand the strain of the mind and the constant search for creative forces. World-famous writers, poets, artists, musicians and actors are the victims of this disease. Sometimes you are amazed when you find out that great person, whose works you grew up on, whom you wanted to imitate in your youth and whom you admired, in your private life you were alcoholic who brought grief to their loved ones and to themselves. But often it is possible alcohol was the fuel to sustain the divine spark of genius of these people.
Poets, writers, artists, composers, singers
Alcoholism and the diseases caused by it significantly thinned the ranks of Soviet and Russian actors. Filming in films that have become classics of Russian cinema and theatrical roles in iconic performances were followed by long-term binges and depression. Life to wear and tear, emotional vulnerability, searching for oneself - these are, perhaps, common factors for all creative people that caused alcoholism and they didn’t allow me to play even more unforgettable roles, create even more brilliant images, or simply live longer. Almost all of them have one thing in common: bright life, overflowing with glory, worship and loneliness.
Vladimir Vysotsky– our everything. Poet, singer, actor, symbol of the era. He was ruined by his talent, because his talent and life at the limit of feelings and emotions were unthinkable without such a release as alcohol . Died at the age of 42, causes of death: alcohol and drugs.
Oleg Dal died in a Kiev hotel room in 1981. Before his death, leaving the restaurant, he said: “That’s it, I’ll go to my room to die.” Cause of death: cardiac arrest caused by consumption alcohol . He was 39 years old.
Vasily Shukshin was a drunkard alcoholic . While intoxicated, he was violent and aggressive. He quit drinking after he once forgot his daughter Maria on the street near a drinking establishment where he went with a friend. When he remembered her, the girl was not there. During her search, Shukshin made a vow to himself that if he found his daughter, he would stop drinking. Which is what was done.
Nikolay Eremenko. The actor died in the Botkin hospital in 2001. The official cause of death was stroke, which was actually caused by prolonged alcoholic binge.
Georgy Burkov is addicted to alcohol in his youth, he was treated more than once for alcoholism . In his diary he admitted that he shielded himself in front of doctors and ennobled his drinking bouts. One day in 1990, in my house, I stood up on the sofa and reached for a book, but could not resist and fell. A blood clot broke loose from his fall, which was the cause of death.
Oleg Efremov tried more than once to quit his addiction, but he failed. Lived long life for a person who drinks excessively. He died at the age of 72 from blockage of blood vessels.
Georgy Yumatov lived a long and tragic life, ruined alcohol . While intoxicated, he killed a man, for which he went to prison. He died at the age of 71 from cardiovascular disease.
Andrey Krasko. The actor died at the age of 49 in Odessa on the set of the film “Liquidation” from a massive stroke caused by excessive consumption alcohol .
Vladislav Galkin before his death he was in depressed state caused by alcoholic addiction and related problems in creative and personal life. He died alone at the age of 39 from cardiac arrest.
Suffer from alcohol and the problems and troubles it caused Mikhail Efremov, Alexander Domogarov, Marat Basharov and many other bright and talented people.
No stranger to problems alcoholism and overseas celebrities. From latest victims alcohol we can mention Amy Whitehouse and Whitney Houston. Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Demi Moore and another 85% of Hollywood celebrities have problems with alcohol.
But there are creative people who were able to defeat this monster within themselves and have now given up excessive use alcohol . Mick Jagger, Sergey Shnurov, Pyotr Mamonov, Alexander Rosembaum, Vladimir Spivakov, Elton John, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Yuri Shevchuk, Valery Kipelov, Konstantin Kinchev. Fortunately, this list can be endless.
In a strong connection genius -alcohol There were and are pleasant exceptions – people who don’t drink. These are Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Yuri Gagarin, Lev Landau, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Georgy Vitsin, Natalie Portman and many others. William Vasilyevich Pokhlebkin, a world-famous historian and author of the famous book “The History of Vodka,” was also a non-drinker.
Use alcohol can be compared to driving a car. As long as you are aware of the danger posed by the car and keep an eye on the road, it provides you with freedom of action and brings you pleasure. But as soon as you start to forget and be careless about the rules traffic, you immediately risk losing control and replenishing long list victims of their own stupidity and arrogance.
Both drinking alcohol and using narcotic substances does not lead to anything good. There is no such person yet who would rejoice at the consequences of alcohol.
And among those who suffered from alcohol addiction, too many people got serious illnesses or even died.
Many celebrities could live much longer if they had not started drinking alcohol. Why is this happening? Let's figure it out.
Alcoholism is a disease of modern society
We often don't think about how many people have died from this addiction. On this moment Russia's statistics are simply amazing.
About 30% of all deaths occur in alcohol addiction.
And you probably don’t know or have any idea how many fatal crimes occur due to the fault of alcohol.
Why do celebrities become drunkards?
Many creative individuals and popular people often experience crises in their lives, professional activity. The constant ups and downs of career, fans, personal life and everything else are imposed on a celebrity to a greater extent than on an ordinary person.
After all, these are public people, which means their fans tirelessly follow their lives. And while some people relieve stress with a glass of wine once a week, others have to do it every day.
There is even an opinion that actors and other artists drink more than people in other professions. And they themselves agree with this.
Reasons for celebrity drinking:
- Loss of inspiration. Quite often, actors and singers may drink a little before a performance. They claim that it relaxes and “unlocks” talent. But this can also lead to alcohol addiction. Naturally, some people also drink after the concert to relax.
- Alcohol gifts from fans. When you become famous, you get recognition from your fans. Stars often receive flowers, chocolates and, of course, alcoholic products. Some invite them to their banquets, performances and other events.
- Stress relief. U famous people There is always a lot of work and other various projects, especially often at night. Concerts, banquets, performances, recordings of songs and videos and much more. Artists very often get tired of such a schedule, become depressed and begin to become addicted to the bottle.
Alcohol really relaxes and they are increasingly becoming addicted to this method of stress relief. Moreover, fans always give good alcohol, which means this can go on endlessly.
Actors who died due to alcoholism:
- Vladimir Vysotsky. He left after Dahl. He was addicted to alcohol and drugs, but did not have time to undergo treatment and undergo code treatment due to heart problems. For this reason he died.
- Georgy Yumatov. The actor drank heavily and a lot, once even killed a man in this state. He underwent a severe operation on the abdominal aorta and died two years later from its rupture.
- Oleg Efremov. Alcohol helped creative life. But gradually it turned into an addiction. Died at 72 years old.
- Andrey Krasko. I worked a lot, but later stress appeared due to work. I tried to relieve tension with alcohol. Alcohol addiction developed. Died of heart disease at 49 years old.
- Georgy Burkov. Died at 57 years old. Doctors described the cause of death of the celebrity as vascular thrombosis. His health was seriously damaged by alcohol.
- Yuri Klinskikh. I was never a teetotaler and suffered from drug and alcohol addiction. According to the official version, he died of heart problems.
- Yuri Bogatyrev. Fame came to him in the Soviet Union, after which he began to receive money and immediately spend it on alcohol. Alcohol addiction developed, and they stopped inviting him to act in films. The lack of demand in his profession led him to an even greater addiction to alcohol. He died at the age of 41 from acute heart failure.
- Isolda Izvitskaya. It's time to talk about actresses. In Soviet times, she was quite popular, but her luck and fame played a cruel joke on her. She was in love with her husband, who suffered from alcohol addiction. Later, the actress herself began to drink with him. Because of this, she lost her job, and later her husband, who left her for someone else. After all this, Isolde finally fell into depression, lost hope of returning to the film industry and drank herself to death. She died at 38 years old.
- Nikolay Cherkasov. The actor who brilliantly played Nevsky in famous film. According to him, he never went on stage without drinking a glass.
- Petr Aleinikov. He acted in films a lot and is quite famous in the USSR. Died at 50 years old.
Our idols, of course, are not all perfect. Many of them have serious flaws, and often those that their fans should not use on themselves. This includes alcoholism.
Celebrities have a pretty hard job, it involves a lot of stress and impact. Yes, and critics public people more than enough. Therefore, it is doubly difficult for them. In this case, falling asleep is not at all difficult.
Which of the modern stars has an alcohol addiction, is he struggling or not, and is he planning to undergo treatment?
Which Russian stars suffer from alcoholism now?
- Grigory Leps. Surely everyone has already seen the drunk actor. And he openly declares his addiction, and also says that he will continue to drink.
- Ivan Okhlobystin. Also has an alcohol addiction. In the summer of 2014 it was delivered to medical Center for treatment. It is unknown whether he passed it completely.
- Natalia Andreichenko. IN Soviet years was quite a popular artist. After divorcing her husband and moving to Russia, she began to drink a lot of alcohol. She does not hide her addiction. I ended up in a rehabilitation center.
- Alexander Domogarov. He underwent treatment in a drug treatment clinic to get rid of addiction. Doctors had to spend a lot of time and effort to rehabilitate his condition.
- Sergei Shnurov. The singer himself admits that he likes to drink well. He never went out to perform sober, justifying this by the emergence of talent.
- Alexey Panin. At the moment this is the most controversial figure. While drinking, something strange happens to the actor. Journalists have repeatedly recorded his strange drunken antics, which gives him a very dubious reputation.
- Mikhail Efremov. He doesn’t hide his addiction, but he doesn’t do anything to get rid of it. He says he drinks for the hangover. This allows him to play as much as a particular role requires of him.
It often happens that a celebrity is able to be brought out of an unrelenting binge. They were helped by relatives, friends, lovers or fans. But they, unlike their drunken colleagues, managed to get off this path in time.
They all deserve respect in this regard, because getting out of such a severe addiction is quite difficult. This requires will, perseverance, and a desire to improve. Some of them were helped by close and dear people.
Russian actors who have overcome alcohol addiction:
- Tatiana Dogileva. In the USSR she was a fairly popular artist. Then alcoholism almost cost her her life. Due to constant drunkenness, the actress was no longer invited to work in films. Thanks to the support of her daughter, the woman managed to get out of the binge and continue her career.
- Lera Kudryavtseva. Popular Russian actress and the TV presenter openly talks about her addiction to alcohol in the past in all interviews. Due to the divorce and subsequent depression, she began to drink too much. But friends came to her aid and helped her recover from this illness. Now the star doesn't drink at all.
- Larisa Guzeeva. She started drinking alcohol because of her husband, who suffered from drug addiction. Thus, she tried to free him from his addiction. I started using to spite him, and as a result, this drunkenness lasted 7 years. After that, she underwent rehabilitation at a center for alcoholics for 10 years. She was coded, then she managed to overcome her alcohol addiction. Now the actress does not drink.
- Dana Borisova. Due to problems in her personal life, she often began to drink, later with many friends, problems began in her personal life and her mother died. Alcohol only worsened the situation. However, the girl was able to overcome her addiction. She went in for sports, lost weight and now doesn’t drink at all. Such a positive strong-willed example cannot but rejoice!
- Alexander Rosenbaum. He drank heavily for a long time, which had a detrimental effect on his health. This led him to clinical death, after which Alexander decided to stop drinking alcohol.
- Ekaterina Vasilyeva. She never gave up drinking, and being not sober, she often cheated on her first husband. With the second, her periodic drunkenness turned into constant. According to him, the actress had bad heredity - her father drank heavily before her. Vasilyeva was treated in various clinics, but medical specialists were unable to help the woman. However, she was cured thanks to the church. He still works at the temple and occasionally appears in films.
- Irina Pechernikov. The actress’s personal life was not going well at all, and because of this, problems with alcohol began. Later followed two divorces and the death of his mother.
There was also a period when she found herself unclaimed in theater and cinema. Then the actress fell into depression and began drinking uncontrollably. But once she got to the hospital, she met her love there. The couple went through all the trials together in the treatment of alcoholism, and then got together and began to live together. This is such a beautiful but unhealthy love story.
Alcoholism - This is a disease that is important and needs to be treated. And our artists and celebrities are no exception; they can also suffer from alcohol addiction.
The main thing is not to judge such people, but to try to help and cure them. People abuse alcohol definitely not because they have a good and carefree life. And everyone should understand this.
Alcohol, unfortunately, has been and remains a reliable “friend” and companion of many creative people.
Alcohol brings fun, joy, it liberates people, it helps them find new ideas, seek inspiration and experience difficult moments in their careers and personal lives.
But the price they pay for it is too high, alcohol takes away our health and life.We never thought about how many people died because of alcohol, how many celebrities said goodbye to their lives for the sake of a ridiculous habit. Was it worth it? After reading who died from alcohol, answer this question yourself!
Let us remember some Soviet and Russian stars who were destroyed by the “green serpent”.
Georgy Yumatov, died at 71.
Star of the films “Officers”, “Admiral Ushakov” and “They Were First”. The actor drank heavily. Once, while intoxicated, he even killed a man. In 1995, he underwent a serious operation to remove an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and in October 1997 he died from a rupture of this same abdominal aorta.
Yuri Bogatyrev, died at 41.
All-Union fame came to Bogatyrev after the release of the film “A Friend Among Strangers, a Stranger Among Our Own,” in which he played Yegor Shilov. He was an idealist without silver and an idealist. His money never lasted. In recent years, the actor became addicted to alcohol, lost his form, and was less invited to films. Friends explained this by the actor’s feelings about his homosexuality. He tried to fill his lack of demand and creative dissatisfaction with alcohol. The diagnosis is acute heart failure.
Oleg Dal, died at 39 years old.
Died of a heart attack. He drank heavily. So that he was eventually kicked out of the Moscow Art Theater. And this despite the fact that, according to Oleg Ivanovich’s widow, Elizaveta, he had poor health and a bad heart. Oleg Dal died on March 3, 1981 in a hotel room, during a creative business trip in Kyiv. According to the popular version, heart attack was provoked by the consumption of alcohol, which was contraindicated for the patient, “wired up” with an anti-alcohol capsule.
Oleg Efremov, died at 72.
Like many creative individuals, alcohol helped him create and inspire fellow artists. But at the same time, naturally, it shortened his life. The actor tried many times to get rid of his addiction, but to no avail.
Georgy Burkov, died at 57 years old.
The talented Soviet actor died at the age of 57. The official cause of death was thromboembolism - a blood clot broke loose. But by that time, Georgy Burkov’s health was severely undermined by alcohol. So much so that after the autopsy the doctors said: “How did he even live with such vessels...”.
Vladimir Vysotsky, died at 42 years old.
In the last years of his life, alcoholism and drug addiction began to greatly interfere with Vysotsky’s work. Just shortly before his death, he decided to finally and irrevocably give up drugs, but did not have time - he was overtaken by a heart attack at the age of 42.
Victor Kosykh, died at 61
An examination has revealed the cause of death of actor Viktor Kosykh. As it turned out, the man was killed by a lethal dose of alcohol. An autopsy showed that due to huge amount After drinking alcohol the day before, Victor suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, which led the star to " Elusive Avengers" To fatal outcome. At the same time, the quality of what he drank did not affect the actor’s condition in any way: he drank high-quality alcohol, but the dose was too high.
According to doctors, a lethal dose of alcohol in the blood is considered to be 5-6 ppm. This is approximately 1 - 1.5 liters of vodka, but death can occur with much smaller doses - it all depends on the human body. Let us remind you that Kosykh’s body was discovered by his acquaintance. The man called an ambulance, but the actor was already dead. In recent years, his life was not very successful; the man drowned his depression in alcohol.
Yuri Klinskikh.
Founder and permanent leader of the Gaza Strip group. I was never a teetotaler, I drank a lot and often. The official cause of death was a heart attack, although he had never previously had any heart problems. According to the unofficial version, Yuri suffered from drug addiction and was sick with hepatitis, which was the cause of death.
Alexey Fomkin, died at 26
Alyosha, a nice guy from a futuristic television series, has a completely unsympathetic fate. Fomkin was the dream of all Soviet schoolgirls, and Lesha’s dream was a career in cinema, but after “The Guest” the guy did not receive any offers. Alexey decided to wait out the stagnation in his career in the army, but ironically, it was during his service that directors began to invite him. In the hope that he would still be able to show himself, after the army, Fomkin got a job at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky. Even then, the young man suffered from heavy drinking, which became the reason for his dismissal from the theater. Alexey moved to the village, where he worked as a miller, and then lived with his wife in Vladimir. The actor died after choking on smoke during a fire in his apartment. He was drunk and fast asleep.
Vasily Lykshin
On Saturday, the eve of the shooting day, the young man went to bed and did not wake up. The young actor’s heart stopped right in his sleep. The circumstances of the incident are still being clarified. The official version was that he died from alcohol and cigarettes.
Vasily was at the very dawn of his strength, born on January 27, 1987. He had hard fate- grew up in a barracks, his mother and father were deprived of parental rights due to a destructive passion for alcohol. Vasya was first brought up in an orphanage, and then ended up in a children's colony for minors - he was caught stealing food. “From the age of 7, I smoked and drank vodka,” the actor once confessed in an interview.
Nikolay Eremenko Jr., died at 52 years old.
A brave handsome man of Soviet and Russian cinema, a Russian macho. Women literally fell at his feet. But he, the favorite of millions, was also ruined by alcohol. The doctors' official diagnosis was stroke. But only a few years later, Nikolai’s relatives revealed the secret of his death. He simply could not get out of another binge. And he drank a lot before that.
Andrey Krasko, died at 49 years old.
From childhood, Andrei grew up as a sickly child. His mother even had to quit her job in order to spend more time with her son. And yet, already an adult actor Andrei Krasko suffered from severe alcohol and nicotine addiction. And this despite the fact that he had asthma. He died at the age of 49 from heart failure, the so-called alcoholic heart attack.
Vladislav Galkin, died at 38 years old.
The death of Vladislav Galkin in 2010 shocked the whole country. He was only 38 years old. Viewers will remember Vladislav Galkin primarily for his roles in the TV series “Truckers” and “Saboteur.” The main cause of death was acute heart failure followed by cardiac arrest. During the autopsy, doctors came to the unequivocal conclusion that the actor’s body was seriously deteriorated due to nervous exhaustion and alcohol abuse.
Elena Mayorova, died at 39 years old.
Talented and very beautiful actress. Elena really wanted a baby, but it didn’t work out for her; she started drinking alcohol in enormous quantities. She spent more time in noisy companies, and then was left alone with a bottle of alcohol, without which she could not even sleep. In the end, she began to have thoughts about dying, she wanted to take her own life. Having drunk quite a lot, she doused herself with fuel and lit a match. Death came instantly.
Peter Aleinikov, died at 50 years old.
He suffered from chronic alcoholism. Against the background of this illness, he also developed pleurisy.
The passion for alcohol, to one degree or another, played a fatal role in the series of deaths of many talented and beloved Russian actors. In our controversial society, it is no coincidence that there is a persistent and regrettable opinion that actors drink more than people of other professions. It’s not customary to talk about this, everyone just knows about it...
Actors, musicians, artists... So much in these words! These people are not entirely from this world, they are talented, they are very creative, they feel the world a little differently, differently than simple people. And very often the price for talent and unrealistic sensitivity is depression, inner emptiness and bad habits, which seem to briefly help cope with this emptiness. Simply put, no one will be surprised by the fact that among creative people the percentage of people suffering from various types of addictions is disproportionately higher than among, for example, deputies, political scientists, cashiers or teachers. Most often we are talking about alcohol addiction.
In principle, there is nothing like that in alcohol as such. What's wrong with getting together with friends at the river and drinking beer? Or sit with a bottle of cognac and a close friend. Well, we are completely silent about holidays and celebrations. And it happens that when things are really bad, many (especially men) simply have to spend a couple of days alone with a bottle - this is a kind of reflection, a kind of “home psychological help.”
But the main thing here is a sense of proportion. You need to know the measure. After all, what, in essence, is the essence of the disease of alcoholism? In the loss of a sense of proportion. Alas, this cup has not passed over many talented artists. Today we will tell you about some of them whose careers and even lives ended due to excessive drinking.
Vladislav Galkin
Known primarily from the TV series “Truckers,” Vladislav Galkin suffered from pancreatic disease. Doctors strictly prohibited junk food, as well as alcohol. However, the actor, having forgotten all prohibitions, still drank regularly. By the end of his life, he had already become a real alcoholic: everyone remembers his drunken brawls recorded on camera. In 2010, a man died suddenly at the age of 39 due to cardiac arrest caused by alcohol poisoning.
Evgeniy Osin
Famous domestic artist, who died just yesterday at the age of 54, for a long time suffered from alcoholism. He tried treatment and even flew to other countries for rehabilitation in rehabs. However, this did not help: the musician, according to the recollections of people close to him, was very sad because he was lonely and useless to anyone (in his opinion). This forced him to drink and drink, despite the fact that doctors forbade him to even think about alcohol. Last week, on November 17, he died at home. For a whole week before this, Osin had been drinking heavily alone.
Georgy Burkov
The same Zhenya from “The Irony of Fate”, who was so exemplary and never drank. However, actor Georgy Burkov, unlike his character, always liked to “pawn by the collar.” This led him to health problems. In 1990, when the artist was 57 years old, he was drinking as usual, but suddenly a blood clot broke loose. They did not have time to save George and he died.
Andrey Krasko
Andrei Krasko always loved to drink. He stated that alcohol is for him in a certain sense a cure for stress, sadness, problems and depression. This drove the actor into severe addiction. At the age of 49, he suffered cardiac arrest due to acute heart failure. Alcoholism is to blame.
Dmitry Maryanov
One of the most famous Soviet and Russian artists died in 2017 while being treated in a rehabilitation center. The thing is that for a long time he drank regularly, which caused a lot of problems and complications with his already poor health. The treatment, alas, did not help and it was not possible to save Dmitry from the addiction that cost him his life.
Alexander Fatyushin
Officially famous actor died due to complications due to pneumonia. In reality, alcohol was to blame. The pneumonia lasted for several weeks, and Alexander wanted to drink. Which is what he did. This caused a dramatic complication - after all, alcohol with pneumonia is the last thing a person needs. Neither his wife nor the doctors had time to save Fatyushin.
Oleg Dal
This man has always been very sensitive and critical of himself and others. This caused problems both at work and in personal relationships. In crisis situations, Oleg always reached for a bottle and a glass, which led to a heart attack. Sad story.
The above list is just a drop in the ocean. Countless people, talented and famous, have suffered from drinking problems and died because of it. Just remember Vladimir Vysotsky. It is important to always keep things in moderation and not look for a panacea for all problems in a bottle. This is just a means to relax, have fun, but nothing more, and getting too carried away with drinking is deadly!
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