10 Celebrities Who Battled Addiction and Won

Britney Spears

Britney Spears’s rise to stardom began in early childhood. First it was singing in a choir, then TV show appearances, and finally a solo career. Recording three crazily successful albums in three years, keeping to a tight schedule, earning money and fame — all of this propelled Britney into a violent period of drug taking, alcohol abuse, and family scandals. Being deprived of parental rights to her two sons only exacerbated the situation, breaking the singer’s psyche completely.