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Drug overdose survivors: the stars who took too much

From Pink to Ozzy - stars who lived to tell the tale

 

  • Pink: The singer has recently revealed when she was 15 she went too far with her drug intake at a club after years of dabbling with Ecstasy, Crystal meth and acid.
  • Pink: The singer has recently revealed when she was 15 she went too far with her drug intake at a club after years of dabbling with Ecstasy, Crystal meth and acid. "It wasn't to the point of going to the hospital, but I remember getting up off the floor in the morning - and that was the last time I ever touched a drug again."

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Tuesday 23rd October 2012 by Ryan Crittenden | Photos by WENN.com/FayesVision

Tags: Pink

It is no secret that drugs and music go hand in hand. Tragically, music has lost many names to drug abuse but after Pink's recent omission about an overdose, some are lucky enough to live to tell the tale.

From the 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' to Ozzy Osbourne the link between drug abuse and musicians spans not only years but over genres as well.

All this not-so-happy talk of people taking too many drugs got Gigwise thinking who else is part of the not-so-cool gang that have had close calls when it comes to substance abuse. These music stars have shared more time in various rehab centres than we can even fathom so here are the stories of those incidents...
 

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