She became anorexic, and developed serious addictions to alcohol and cocaine. Her mother and a family friend finally intervened, and she checked into Las Encinas Hospital’s rehab facility, where Dr. Drew Pinsky treated her. She spent the next nine and a half months there. In 2009, Dr. Pinsky asked her to run the sober house that was going to be center of his new reality show, “Sober House” on VH1. She has appeared on the show ever since, as well as speaking on various talk shows about her experience as a recovering addict.
