Hayden Panettiere Reveals Addiction to Opioids and Alcohol

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Hayden Panettiere is speaking out about her secret struggle with opioids and alcohol addiction. The 32-year-old actress opens up in a new interview with and shares that in the past year she has underwent both trauma therapy and inpatient treatment.«I was on top of the world and I ruined it,» she says, noting that she also suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of her now 7-year-old daughter, Kaya, whom she shares with ex Wladimir Klitschko. «I'd think I hit rock bottom, but then there's that trap door that opens.»«I put a lot of work into myself and I had to be willing to be incredibly honest,» Panettiere adds of seeking help. «This hasn't been easy and there were a lot of ups and downs, but I don't regret even the ugliest things that have happened to me.

I feel incredibly accomplished. And I feel like I have a second chance.»Panettiere says she was only 15 when a member of her team started to give her «happy pills» to make her «peppy during interviews» on red carpets. «I had no idea that this was not an appropriate thing, or what door that would open for me when it came to my addiction,» she says.A post shared by People Magazine (@people)«My saving grace is that I couldn't be messy while on set and working,» Panettiere recalls. «But things kept getting out of control [off set].

And as I got older, the drugs and alcohol became something I almost couldn't live without.»Panettiere starred as troubled Juliette Barnes in the hit ABC drama, and says it's a role in which she «could relate to» because the «storylines like the alcoholism and postpartum depression.» She adds that her time on the show were some «really tough years.»A post shared by People Magazine (@people)Despite seeking help for her depression,.