There are many well known names of people in recovery from addiction. There are also far too many of us who don't survive it.
The following can be found on Wikipedia:
List of drug-related deaths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The following is a list of notable people who have died from drug-related causes. Criteria for inclusion are death from overdose, death from organ-failure/illness due to or exacerbated by drug use, or death from suicide/misadventure under the influence of drugs..."