Celebrities in rehab

Courtney Love is no stranger to rehab. The singer has been involved in a number of state-enforced rehabilitation programs throughout her career. At one point in 2005 she admitted taking drugs in violation of her probation and was ordered into a treatment program. But she also violated this program and was sentenced to six months in lock down rehab.

Charlie Sheen found himself in rehab in February 2010 following a domestic violence charge. The actor, who has been involved in a number of rehab programs, took a break from filming his TV show Two and a Half Men to check himself into a rehab facility.

Britney’s first rehab visit took place following the death of her aunt. She only spent 24 hours at the clinic but the following night she famously shaved off her hair off! Then just a few days later, she admitted herself to another treatment facility. Britney’s strange behaviour and constant stints in rehab provided her with extremely high media attention.

From a young age Drew Barrymore was a regular at Studio 54. She smoked cigarettes at age nine, drank alcohol by age 11, smoked marijuana at age 12, and was snorting cocaine at age 13 when she was sent to rehab. At 14 a suicide attempt put her back into rehab. She then straightened herself out following a three month stay with singer David Crosby. The actress has never relapsed.

In 2008 Eva Mendes was checked into the Cirque Lodge rehab facility for several weeks for a substance abuse problem. Her rep made a statement saying that Eva had been “working hard for the past year and made a positive decision to take some much-needed time off to proactively attend to some personal issues that, while not critical, she felt deserved some outside professional support.”

The country music singer checked himself into rehab back in 2007 to deal with an alcohol problem. It has also been reported that Keith had paid a visit to rehab before this for a cocaine addiction. During his time in rehab Keith has said “I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me.”

After a series of partying stints Kirsten Dunst checked herself into rehab during 2008. The actress stayed at the same rehab clinic as stars like Eva Mendes and Lindsay Lohan.

Matthew Perry undertook his first rehab 28 day program in 1997 for an addiction to the painkiller Vicodin. The addiction continued and his list of addictions got longer. In 2001 he entered rehab again for an addiction to Vicodin, methadone, speed, and alcohol. He then experienced stomach pains on the set of his movie Dallas and was again advised to visit rehab. He then checked himself into a centre in LA.

Actress Melanie Griffith has battled with a drugs, alcohol and painkillers addiction for most of her life. Earlier this year the 52-year-old spoke out about her addiction, her latest rehab stay and praised her husband Antonio Banderas and her family for their support.

Mel Gibson scored himself a stint in rehab after he was busted driving under the influence of alcohol. It was reported that the actor took part in the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program.