▁think ▁I ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁something ▁different ." ▁ ▁Sub st ance ▁ab use ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁L oh an ▁started ▁to ▁attend ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁prominent ▁fi xture ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁late - night ▁scene , ▁where ▁alco hol ▁and ▁other ▁dru gs ▁were ▁often ▁present ▁and ▁on ▁hand ▁for ▁her . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁her ▁l ifest yle ▁had ▁" caught ▁up " ▁with ▁her , ▁she ▁once ▁noted , ▁as ▁she ▁started ▁to ▁receive ▁more ▁attention ▁for ▁her ▁late - night ▁persona ▁than ▁for ▁her ▁film ▁work , ▁and ▁faced ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁long ▁series ▁of ▁run - ins ▁with ▁the ▁law . ▁She ▁described ▁herself ▁as ▁an ▁" add ict " ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁Op rah , ▁stating ▁that ▁alco hol ▁was ▁a ▁gateway ▁drug ▁to ▁other ▁things ▁for ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁admitted ▁to ▁using ▁c oca ine ▁" 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁times ", ▁explaining ▁that ▁it ▁" allowed ▁[ her ] ▁to ▁drink ▁more ". ▁ ▁Her ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁adm itt ance ▁into ▁a ▁re hab ▁center ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁six ▁court - ordered ▁re hab ▁st ints ▁in ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁six ▁years ; ▁she ▁had ▁spent ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁days ▁in ▁re h abil itation ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁January ▁