Nicole Richie never came close to becoming a homeless junkie stereotype during her years of drug abuse – because she always kept her shoes on and distanced herself form “crazy crackheads”.
The socialite entered rehab in 2003 after she was arrested and charged with heroin possession. She has since spoken candidly about her addiction.
But she admits her experiences of drug addiction were nothing close to the one peddled in the media, and her lifestyle was nothing like that of a typical drug addict.
