"Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you're not alone. Lyonne asked that anyone facing similar setbacks stay honest, because we're only as sick as our secrets and we never know how our experiences may help others. Keep going, kiddos. Don't quit before the miracle, she wrote. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise and baloney."
"Lyonne's battle with substance abuse received widespread media attention in the early 2000s after multiple run-ins with the law. In 2005, her heroin addiction landed her in the ICU with hepatitis C, a heart infection and a collapsed lung. She eventually got sober with the help of court-appointed rehab she completed in 2006. Spiraling into addiction is really, really scary, she told Entertainment Weekly six years later. I was definitely as good as dead, you know?"
"Lyonne was doing OK when she spoke to the Daily News in 2017 about the life-affirming nature of playing addict Nicky Nichols on OITNB, for which she earned her first Emmy nomination. Having some usefulness in your day job makes you better, so much more capable to transmit or articulate something, she said, adding that filming some scenes for the series proved problematic because I do know them so intimately, and"
Natasha Lyonne, a 46-year-old Emmy nominee, revealed a relapse after what is believed to be nearly 20 years of sobriety and tweeted she would provide more details. She emphasized that recovery is a lifelong process and urged anyone struggling to stay honest, warning that secrecy worsens illness. She encouraged perseverance and self-love with lines such as "don't quit before the miracle" and "wallpaper your mind with love." She did not disclose timing or substances involved in the relapse and responded to supportive fans. Past struggles included heroin addiction that led to ICU treatment in 2005 and completion of court-ordered rehab in 2006.
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