Actress Hayden Panettiere got her acting start when she was only a child.
In a new interview with PEOPLE, she opened up about her struggles with addiction.
She told the publication that she has struggled with alcohol and opioid dependency throughout the years.
She revealed that a member of her team gave her “happy pills” when she was only 15.
The pills were meant to make her “peppy” during interviews.
However, it quickly spiraled into an addiction that she described as “out of control.”
“I was on the top of the world and I ruined it,” she told the publication.
“I'd think I hit rock bottom, but then there's that trap door that opens,” she added.
Hayden has gone to rehab and also sought treatment for postpartum depression.
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