Stacey Dash The Broken Actress Has "Lost Everything" From Addiction To Painkillers.

Best known as Dion Davenport in the 1995 high school comedy, the 54-year-old told American television that he took up to 20 Vicodin tablets a day on stage. For dr. To Oz Shaw, he said, "I take 18-20 pills a day." That's expensive," said the host, before a tearful Dash replied, "Yeah, I lost everything."

"You just got sick."

The actress, who has become a political commentator whose parents are also drug addicts, said she recently celebrated five years of sobriety. "The biggest blessing is that I haven't just managed to be true to myself and become a better person," she said. "I can understand my parents and that they love me and do their best and are just sick. 

They are addicted.

Vicodin is a famous prescription drug brand — a hybrid of the pain reliever hydrocodone and acetaminophen — used to treat moderate to severe pain. In July, four US drug giants agreed to pay $26 billion (£19 billion) to settle claims that helped fuel the opioid addiction crisis. Last month, a new study in the UK showed that the use of opioids for pain relief increased during the pandemic as some patients waited longer for surgery.

In 2016, the former actress defended herself after calling for Black History Month to be canceled while discussing the lack from diversity in this year's Oscar nominations on American broadcaster.

He was criticized for his comments on social media at the time and responded by saying, "I don't need a special moon or channel. The sad thing is that these dangerous things only keep us isolated, and we point to false stories.