There’s no guarantee that pills and potions will kill the pain, yet the self-medicating is still a huge problem in this country, and beyond. According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control pill abuse has reached epidemic proportions, with nearly half a million people over the age of 12 who have tried prescription drugs for non medical use as of 2012.
Celebrities, like Robin Thicke, Kid Cudi, and others are muddle within that list.
View other celebrities that have dealt with pill popping in the gallery.
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Eminem
Em’s pill popping kept him away from music for a while, but he’s in recovery.
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Michael Jackson
The King of Pop was unfortunately no stranger to prescription drug use. His addiction started after that infamous Pepsi commercial accident.
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T.I.
Tip talked had a pill addiction about four years ago, during the height of his legal, and personal obstacles.
DJ AM
DJ AM battled addiction to heroin and pills. He died of an overdose.
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Joe Budden
Joe Budden has been transparent about his addiction to pills.
Justin Bieber
There’s no proof that Bieber is addicted to popping pills. However, he had taken Xanax and smoked weed leading up to his DUI bust in January 2014.
Sean Paul
Sean Paul picked up, and fought off, a prescription drug habit leg surgery.
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Lil Wayne
Weezy’s love of pills is evident in lots of his music.
Amy Whinehouse
Though Whinehouse was addicted to heroin and alcohol, she also took prescription drugs, which were found in her system when she died.
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan recently got help for addiction to prescription drugs. She was in rehab with Lindsay Lohan.
