We have come to expect that Lindsay Lohan’s saga with drugs and alcohol will not end quietly. The new twist, profiting from a million dollar tell-all interview, could be considered a slight to the constant struggle of alcohol addiction. In fact, while most of the media focused on her addiction to prescription pain medication, it is her alcohol addiction that is more dangerous.
In addition to the damage alcohol does has upon the body (liver disease, loss of brain cells, inflammation of the stomach, increased risk of cancer, and dementia), it is one of the hardest drugs to physically withdrawal from. Alcohol addicts have an increased risk of high blood pressure, seizures, even death if not under medical supervision while detoxing. These symptoms alone highlight the necessity of a role model, like Lindsay, to handle their addiction immediately and permanently.
After serving 13 days in prison and transferring to a drug rehab facility, which Lohan may be released from early, she is expected to earn $1 million dollars for her first tell-all interview with OK magazine. While many are pleased Lohan was held accountable for her actions, some wonder how she can also profit financially from the destructive path of alcohol and prescription addiction.
Most of the world has followed Lindsay’s decline which eventually led her to prison and subsequent rehab and there are tens of thousands who have struggled with the same addictions. For those people, and for anyone else who may fall prey to alcohol and drug abuse, the world waits to see if Lindsay has changed.
For those ready and motivated to change, seek an effective drug and alcohol rehab immediately.