Enstarz – Which Other Stars Has Suffered From Drug and Alcohol Addictions?
Question by Daniel: Enstarz – Which other stars has suffered from drug and alcohol addictions?
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Answer by mrs.bieber
Michael Jackson,Amy Winehouse,and many,many more!
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Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse
Chris brown, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton
Kim Kardashian, Rhianna,
like all other people you see on TV.
I really feel bad for them that they can’t just be happy in mundane lives. they gotta be drunk to live.
It’s is not a good role model for our children.
in that sense, Kpopstarz are better b/c they stay clean and they dont drink smoke neither date around.
Johny Cash, Janis Joplin…
So many singers and entertainers…..:(
We should ask who did not… So sad…
Many suffers…but last one I remember was Amy Winehouse. She died when she was 27 or 28??
Probably Macaulay Culkin… I think he used to. I read that he has been in pain after his divorce and suffered from drug and alcohol… maybe not now hopefully. I really wish he can become healthy and build his life style once again. He’s still young, he got future! Really wish that he revives and get some new movie roles or something… Give him a chance!
too many. poor stars……
Whitney Houston?
there was a guy who also suffered from drug abusing staring in ninja films as a comedy. He was white, fat and died of drug abuse. He was a white ninja that was predestined to return to some island to be a master of martial arts blah blah. but he was the opposite. mm… anyways most stars are druggies. they try and learn their lesson. if they don’t they end up dieing in the headlines someday like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. It sad to type something like that.
Michael Phelps tried marijuana- he lost all his sponsorship. He cleaned up from what I know of. It is good for people to know that there are consequences for their actions. Or he just loves money more than drugs or swimming more than drugs.
I watched a movie where a guy could give up cocaine to help his brother train in boxing. It is important to have greater love. Shall we say the people who do drugs then don’t know they are loved? Or dont know what has been given to them is precious?
Suicides, drug overdoses (whether illicit or prescription), divorces, alcoholism, financial disasters – why are tragedies like these seemingly common among celebrities? Why do many celebrities, some of whom are relatively intelligent and good people, make such complete disasters of their lives? There is no single answer that definitively applies to each and every celebrity tragedy, but if there is an explicit biblical answer, it is one word – pride.
The most powerful biblical example of a “fall from grace” is Satan. Listen to Ezekiel’s description of Satan before his fall: “You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you…your settings and mountings were made of gold” ( The most powerful biblical example of a “fall from grace” is Satan. Listen to Ezekiel’s description of Satan before his fall: “You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you…your settings and mountings were made of gold” (Ezekiel 28:12-13). What happened to Satan? “Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor” (Ezekiel 28:17). Isaiah expands on the cause of Satan’s fall: “You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High’” (Isaiah 14:13-14). Rather than honoring and worshipping the God who created him and gave him beauty, Satan became proud, essentially worshipping himself.
What is the end result? “All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more” (Ezekiel 28:19). “But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit. Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate” (Isaiah 14:15-16). The messages of Isaiah and Ezekiel regarding the fate of Satan sound remarkably similar to some of the tragedies that have occurred among celebrities in recent years.
Why is pride such a problem? Proverbs 16:18 declares, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Pride causes people to forget God (Hosea 13:6). Pride causes some celebrities to forget that God was the one who gave them the talents and skills they possess. Pride causes celebrities to have too high a view of themselves, to think they are worthy of all the adulation they receive. Arrogant pride results in celebrities thinking they cannot be deceived and therefore putting trust in very untrustworthy people. Too high a view of self leads to some celebrities believing they are beyond the possibility of failure and thereby making extremely foolish decisions with their lives, careers, relationships, marriages, finances, etc.
Ultimately, the issue is this – human beings are not spiritually, emotionally, or psychologically designed to receive worship. Only God is worthy of worship, and only God can receive worship without it perverting His “psyche.” When celebrities worship themselves or allow others to worship them, it results in arrogant pride and self-centeredness, which leads to disaster and tragedy.
It is important to remember that these sort of tragedies are not limited to celebrities. “Average” and “ordinary” people experience the same tragedies. The difference is that the tragedies are not proclaimed in the tabloids and discussed in the news. You do not have to be a celebrity to be controlled by self-centeredness, arrogance, and vanity. We are all subject to these temptations and failures (1 Corinthians 10:13). Celebrities face an extra measure of temptation due to the adulation they receive, but again, the same tragedies that beset celebrities also happen every day in the lives of “ordinary” people.
What is the cure? The cure is to give God the glory He alone deserves. The fix is to have a biblical self-image, recognizing that we are valuable because we are created in God’s image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27), not because of anything we have accomplished “on our own.” The solution is to refuse to be worshipped, as the holy angels do (Revelation 19:10; 22:9), and instead to deflect any and all worship and adulation to God, who alone is worthy. The key is recognizing that we are who Romans 3:10-23 says we are and praising God for being the merciful, gracious, and loving God that He is.
I’m addicted to gaming. My finals are tomorrow and I’ve been playing games
I got from Black Friday deals.
*Sigh*?
Everything can be an addiction. As far as handling video game addiction, or
any addiction for that matter, you have to look at the cause of the
addiction which almost always comes back to a troubled childhood. Long
story short, people need to be better parents.?
Fucking South Korea? The place where the best professional Star Craft
players are bred, trained, and play?
Oh, the irony.?
It’s like politicians are addicted to coercion!?
Ok, correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t South Korea the country that is
having people die from exhaustion due to playing too much? James Portnow,
of extra credits, talked about his experience with game addiction and how
harshly it effected his life. If people in that region, for whatever
reason, are more susceptible to game addiction then this is probably a
response to this problem. Also, from what you are saying they don’t want to
ban games outright, they aren’t even banning under age people from playing
them. This regulation actually seems pretty tame.
Also, just because 1 solution is good for 1 place doesn’t mean it’s going
to work everywhere. The US, though it has a large gaming market, has no
where near the market penetration as Korea. Also the culture, climate all
sorts of factors come into play.
Like I said, my argument really hinges on whether or not this is an actual
problem. You could also make the slippery slope argument I guess.?
If you are going to wholeheartedly disagree with disgust, you really need
some logic to back your position up.
I could play devils advocate and if I was s. Korea govt “these kids need to
concentrate on their studies/get rested for sweatshop labor and not playing
video games.”
After all, the games we are talking about are the games that will eat up an
hour of time and feel like 15 minutes because of all the grinding involved.?
A good question is why would alcohol always be named seperately from drugs.
Because it is so deeply engrained in western society that alcohol isn’t
seen as one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs.?
Kids that are 16 and younger should be the problem of the parents not the
government!
Punish the parents for not looking after their children and letting them
play games overnight! No wonders North Korea is bullies South since they
are pathetic and naive thinking. ?
games/internet are addictive but she’s right its not in the same realm as
drugs and alcohol. Say if your internet is cut off or you crash your
computer you don’t go into shock, etc. But it can have an adverse affect on
your life.?
I think gaming is fine as long as you have some type of anchor to the real
world. When what goes on in the game is the most important thing in your
life, it can lead to depression.?
I think the South Korean government maybe thinking about the long term. It
would be difficult to get the gamers into a working environment if they do
not have skills appropriate for the workplace.
I play games all the time but I am focusing on my work skills at the same
time. Maybe the case in South Korea is that they want to focus on work as
well as play, but punish gamers in the process to make it happen.?
Are you kidding me? Starcraft is like the second national sport of Korea.?
human beings do what they like….that is addition.?
The way i look at it I can play video games for 4 hours straight, stop
playing, and less than a minute later jump in my car and drive unimpaired.
Try that with using drugs and alcohol.?
Some parents in south korea have neglected their children because they are
so addicted. Video game addiction is a really serious issue in south korea
and the situation is much worse?
Games are nuff bad, look what they done to my eyes.?