15 Child Stars Who Hit Rock Bottom [Photos]

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Amid news surrounding the tragic circumstances of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s medical condition, Hip-Hop Wired couldn’t help but think about others whose lives changed for the worse at a young age due to the ever-present fame monster.

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After the jump, see 15 child stars who hit rock bottom and what became of their lives in the aftermath.

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Michael Jackson

Jackson, a beloved musician and icon, suffered from a bevy of personal demons in both public and private.

Robert Downey Jr.

Cocaine, heroin, and marijuana addiction, guns, and all kinds of other tomfoolery play a part in the Robert Downey Jr. story.

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Amanda Bynes

Times have been much better for Bynes.

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Jodie Sweetin

Sweetin aka “Stephanie Tanner” wrote a memoir called unSweetined, detailing her alcohol and drug addictions.

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Shia LaBeouf

From chasing down a homeless man to wearing a paper bag over his head inscribed with the message “I’m not famous anymore,” LaBeouf is certainly going through some things.

Lindsay Lohan

Lohan is another star whose story (and copious amounts of stays in rehab) is pretty much common knowledge.

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Macaulay Culkin

The Home Alone star was arrested for marijuana possession in Oklahoma in 2004. When he appeared in court, he also pleaded guilty to charges of having medication without a prescription.

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Gary Coleman

The Gary Coleman story is one we’re all too familiar with?

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Drew Barrymore

Barrymore began smoking at nine, drinking at 11, and was using cocaine by 13. She would enter rehab at 14-years-old, only to turn her life around in later years.

River Phoenix

Phoenix quickly became one of Hollywood’s best up-and-coming actors in the mid-late 80s. However, his talent wasn’t a deterrent from the use of cocaine and other drugs, which resulted in his death in 1993.

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Todd Bridges

Post-Diff’rent Strokes, Bridges battled a crack cocaine addiction, was tried for attempted murder, and suffered financial woes.

Demi Lovato

At 7-years-old, Lovato got her start on Barney & Friends, which led to her starring role as Sonny on the Disney Channel series Sonny With a Chance. She later battled with bulimia, cutting, bipolar disorder, and drug abuse.

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Edward Furlong

Furlong saw early fame as a young Jon Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Heroin and cocaine soon became his vices of choice, and his self-destructive ways caused his ex-wife and former girlfriend to file restraining orders against him

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Corey Haim

Haim, one of the true 80s heartthrobs, found it difficult to adapt as the fame faded and Hollywood stopped calling. He relapsed on drugs and died of an overdose age 38 in March 2010.

Dana Plato

The third and final Diff’rent Strokes star died at age 39 in 1999. Between the conclusion of the show and then, she suffered from a valium addiction, tried to rob a store at gunpoint and more.