Updated September 20, 2026: Hayden Panettiere died on August 16 at age 36 after she was found unresponsive at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina. The investigation now includes the Drug Enforcement Administration and inquiries in Los Angeles into drugs she may have obtained before her death. Sources familiar with the investigation have told reporters […]
Celebrity overdose deaths are often reduced to a name, a substance, and a date. The actual stories are more complicated. Some people died from fentanyl or other opioids. Some died after combining several drugs. Others had a substance use disorder but died from another cause in which drugs played a contributing role. Several well-known people […]
People often search for sober celebrities because they want to know who stopped drinking or using drugs. Sometimes the curiosity is casual. Sometimes it is much more personal. A person who is questioning their own substance use may be looking for evidence that life can change after addiction. A parent may be trying to understand […]