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Drugs, booze, drama: how Ben Affleck, Lindsay Lohan, Angelina Jolie & more pulled themselves back from the brink

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Ben Affleck was the poster boy for stars who had hit rock bottom, but he has pulled himself out of it. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Ben Affleck was the poster boy for stars who had hit rock bottom, but he has pulled himself out of it. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

There’s no business like showbusiness, right? The gloss, the glamour, the money, the mansions, the jets, the parties… 

But there’s another side to it all. Drugs, booze, pressure, scrutiny, insecurity – all this can go hand in hand with fame and send stars who seem to have it all spiralling into self-destruction. 

Just take Ben Affleck. Alcoholism threatened to destroy everything he’d built up both professionally and personally and for a while it seemed Hollywood had turned its back on him. 

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