Troubled Celebrities

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Pete Doherty locked the door and he wouldn't come out. After 25 minutes of pleading and only minutes before landing, cabin crew convinced the singer to open up – finding within the tight confines of the airplane restroom a very intoxicated singer, and a used syringe.

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He is the greatest hitter of his generation - a 14-time All-Star and a 7-time league MVP. But Barry Bonds' name has also frequently been associated with accusations of performance-enhancing drug abuse. Arguably, these rumors let to the end of his career with the Giants, last fall. Now the team has invited him to their 50th anniversary party.

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The critics have been raving about Ledger's haunting portrayal of the Joker in "The Dark Knight." He could even win a posthumous Oscar. But while his untimely death is rapidly becoming part of the man's legend, it is worth noting that the tragic circumstances of Ledger's death aren't unique - accidental overdoses claim the lives of 22,000 Americans, every year.

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Steve-O, star of MTV's Jackass, has voluntarily entered into a mental institution, complaining that years of drug abuse had affected his mind.

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With the Grammy award winning singer recovering in a London hospital, her father gave details of her condition.

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Ernest Anastasio will serve only probation after successfully completing the Washington County Drug Court Program.

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London Metropolitan Police questioned singer Amy Winehouse over a video that seems to show her smoking crack cocaine.

In an ad campaign against the use of alcohol interlock ignition devices, a mug shot of a disheveled Lohan represents how they (repeat DUI offenders) are different from us (adults who DUI after a family event or ball game).

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On the wrong side of the interrogation table, CSI star Gary Dourdan is facing multiple drugs possession charges.

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The Splash News and Pictures Agency could be made to forfeit more than a million dollars earned from the sale of a video showing the deceased star talking about his drug use.

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The rapper talks about Suboxone and tapering off of codeine.

Police await the results of a blood test as they consider pressing the more serious charges of endangering a child.

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Steve-O, in a message to fans on his website, talks about his troubled childhood and his difficulties with drugs and alcohol - and says he's ready to leave it all behind.

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They rise high and fall hard. Celebrities don't tend to face their addictions until things get bad.

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The UN, in it's annual report on drugs, blamed celebrity influence and lack of police enforcement for cocaine problems in the UK.