Yasmin Bleeth is one of the hottest women to don the signature red swimsuit of the Baywatch lifeguards. All that, however, changed when she got hooked on cocaine. She got busted in 2001 for possession, and was spared a jail term when she agreed to a plea bargain. Fortunately for her, she is now in recovery, and is trying her best to remain sober.

Because of drugs, Whitney Houston has gone from being one of the biggest female music superstars in history to this. Her marriage to singer Bobby Brown was filled with drug abuse, taking its toll not only on her looks, but also on her voice, which is considered one of the greatest of all time.

The addiction struggles of English musician Pete Doherty is perhaps one of the most publicized cases of any celebrity. Gossip blogs and tabloids have feasted on the countless times Doherty has made a drunken and very public spectacle of himself. His addiction became even higher profile when he had a tumultuous relationship with supermodel Kate Moss, who herself was a drug abuser.

Alcohol and GHB are the drugs of choice of Oscar-nominated actor Nick Nolte. The "after" picture here was taken in September 2002, when he was arrested for DUI. Five years later, Nolte was was seen passed out on the floor of a Hawaii airport, apparently drunk or high.

With a father who reportedly gave her LSD at the age of four, it is no surprise that Courtney Love had been battling drug addiction over the years. She's also had multiple rehab stints, had been arrested a number of times for possession, and once suffered an accidental overdose of Oxycontin.

From precocious child actress to hot mean girl to the poster child of celebrity drug abuse. That is what the life of Lindsay Lohan has come to. All the drugs and alcohol abuse has brought her a lot of trouble with the law. As of this writing, she is in recovery, where we all hope she stays for good.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards didn't look so bad in his younger years. Decades of the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle, however, has taken quite a toll on this musician's appearance. Now he looks so much older than he really is.

This British music superstar used to be quite the dish, voluptuous and quite attractive. Then Blake Fielder-Civil, now her ex-husband, entered the picture and introduced her to heroin and crack cocaine. Now she is a favorite of the tabloids and celebrity gossip blogs, often at the center one of the most publicized struggles with drug addiction.