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If you're wondering who the founding father is then I'll just plain out tell you it was Ben Franklin. Although heroin wasn't invented back then Ben Franklin used opium (heroin is a derivate) occasionally. Some of the celebrity heroin addicts on our list include actors who are users such as John Belushi, Robert Downey, Jr., Bela Lugosi and Tom Sizemore. The late John Belushi was also a famous cocaine addict throughout most of his adult life. Later, Belushi began using heroin and his death is usually attributed to a speedball overdose. Robert Downey, Jr. is another famous heroin addict on the list who still has a career making movies. Kicked off the set of Ally McBeal for drug abuse and his subsequent stint in rehab made it difficult to find work for a while. Bela Lugosi played Dracula in old movies and was a famous addict of his time for over 10 years. Tom Sizemore is another celebrity heroin addict who has been in and out of rehab for a number of years. Sizemore had a VH1 series for a while called "Shooting Sizemore" and now is doing a stint on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew". Some of the other famous heroin addicts that are actors include comedians Chris Farley and John Candy. Mackenzie Phillips and Mike Starr may also be put into this group as well. Some of the famous heroin addicts who are musicians include Kurt Cobain (and of course Courtney Love), David Bowie, Miles Davis, Jerry Garcia, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Keith Richards, James Taylor and even Elvis Presley was have rumored to have dabbled with the drug. Kurt Cobain made headlines for months after his tragic death from an overdose. David Bowie has stated that he's been only an occasional heroin user as his drug of choice is cocaine. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday who are jazz and blues musicians and singers are all famous heroin addicts. Jerry Garcia of the "Grateful Dead" also died a tragic death from a heart attack brought on by years of heroin use. He also experimented with LSD and was a chain smoker as well and his fans have mourned for years after his demise. Keith Richards probably needs no mention as one can judge from his appearance that he's had a hard road. Looks can be deceiving though as few would have guessed that James Taylor would also fit into this category. It's well-known that Elvis Presley took both prescribed and illicit drugs and heroin is mentioned in some of the literature as something The King has tried. Two of the celebrity heroin addicts on our list that are also writers include William S. Burroughs and Edgar Allen Poe. Burroughs was a revolutionary writer who founded the "beat" movement. Edgar Allen Poe was around before heroin was invented (like Ben Franklin) and used the precursor opium. It has often been quoted that Poe wrote his famous poem, "The Raven" while under the influence of opium. Here are a few other heroin addicts for the list including Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy), River Phoenix and Sid Vicious. While these are some of the famous heroin addicts, this list
is not all inclusive. There are other celebrity addicts found
on the other pages of this site who had a different drug of choice
and may have dabbled in heroin or whose heroin use may have gone
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