Warning: This post discusses drug addiction.
Natasha Lyonne shared an update on her sobriety journey.
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The actor has previously been open about her struggles with addiction, which made headlines throughout the early 2000s — including a 2001 DUI arrest and a 2005 hospitalization while undergoing methadone treatment intended for heroin users. She later completed court-appointed rehab in 2006, and according to a 2024 interview with the Sunday Times, had been sober ever since.
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Natasha reflected on that period in a 2012 interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying, “Spiraling into addiction is really, really scary. Some things have a very A-to-B scientific effect. Like, alcohol is a depressant. Cocaine is a stimulant. And then: Cocaine plus heroin is bad! That’s the point of my story, that’s the moral.”
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She added that she was “definitely as good as dead” before getting sober, crediting the people who “really rallied around me and pulled me up by my fucking bootstraps” for helping her turn things around.
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And now, people are rallying around Natasha again after she revealed that she has relapsed after years of sobriety.
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Natasha made the candid announcement Friday on X, formerly Twitter. “Took my relapse public more to come,” she said in a tweet, before adding in a follow-up post, “It’s all kinds of fun.”
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She later returned to X with a message for anyone else who may be struggling with their sobriety. “Recovery is a lifelong process,” she wrote. “Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone. Grateful for love & smart feet.”
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Natasha continued, “Gonna do it for baby Bambo. 🎥❤️🥊,” referring to her upcoming film Bambo, which follows a boxer-promoter father who “takes his kid daughter along for the hurly burly ride of tax evasion, cocaine, race cars, lost dreams and heartbreak.”
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“Stay honest, folks,” she added. “Sick as our secrets. If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone, we will see how our experience may help another. Keep going, kiddos. Don’t quit before the miracle. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise & baloney.”
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People quickly responded to the post with love and encouragement. On Reddit, one person wrote, “Wishing her well, hopefully she can get back to sobriety.” Another added, “10 years sober is an insanely impressive achievement for a struggling addict. I hope she realizes that.”
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People also praised Natasha’s vulnerability.
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“I love that she is open about it and hope it helps others out there who are in a similar situation,” one person wrote. Another said, “Maintaining sobriety is hard no matter who and where you are. Being open and honest is even harder. I wish her all the best ❤️”
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One shared, “As someone in the midst of a relapse, i needed to see this.”
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“It is a lifelong struggle,” another added, “and I can’t imagine having to be in the public eye, but good on her for not being ashamed of it. Hopefully it will help someone else struggling to see we all fall down sometimes, and the only thing you can do is get back up and try again. I wish her and anyone else with addiction or in recovery strength and all the best.”Indeed wishing Natasha all the best as she continues on her journey. ❤️
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and find more resources here.
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