The ‘Mean Girls’ star, who’s been to rehab three times and jailed for possession of drugs, admits she almost wrecked her entire career through her destructive behaviour.
Talking to The Sun, she said, "When my father was going public, that's when I hit rock bottom. I abused substances too much and it wasn't the answer to my problems. People need to know that.
"I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances. Now I'm in a place where I don't need to use anything and I can feel emotions because I choose to.
"I learnt from my mistakes and I'm now healthy and happier. I never want to be close to losing everything I worked for and aspired to have my whole life.”
Recalling the first time Li-Lo decided to enter rehab in 2007 she adds, “The first time I checked myself in [was] because I had taken Ambien. It's a sleeping aid but it makes you hallucinate. I'd run a bath and fallen asleep on the floor and it overflowed. When I woke up, I was so scared I called my therapist and said, 'Can I just go somewhere for a month? I'm around bad people and I need to take care of myself'. I was terrified, so I put my name in."
But now the Hollywood wildchild is determined to put her past behind her and sees a therapist fortnightly as well as attending alcohol education lessons.
"Mind-altering substances are so dangerous. If I can teach others, especially teens, by sharing my experiences, then that's what I will continue to do.”
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