Fergie speaks about experience in drug rehab

Drug addiction costs the U.S. $484 billion annually, according to Drug-Addiction-Support.org, a substance abuse resource site. Rehabilitation facilities can help individuals detoxify, and a number of celebrities have taken advantage of the opportunity to come clean.

As a role model, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie entered rehab to recover from an addiction to crystal methamphetamine. She tells Glamour magazine that she became dependent on the drug back in 2001. Fergie says that through rehabilitation, alcohol aided her in the recovery process. Her father owns a vineyard, which she took advantage of to curve her dependency on crystal meth.

"Well, I'm not claiming to be sober," Fergie said in her interview, according to Peace FM Online. "Anyway, for most addicts, they would advise never to have any sort of substance. I just have my own journey, and I am very blessed to this day to be alive."

Stress is a major factor in drug abuse, according to Drug-Addiction-Support.org. Fergie's rise to stardom may have played a role in her decision to turn to substance abuse. Rehabilitation facilities can aid individuals suffering from alcoholism, such as Fergie, help addicts detoxify.