Naomi Campbell Opens Up About Her Drug Abuse

Naomi Campbell has given an insight into her dark past of drug use and alcoholism.

The supermodel has admitted that she became addicted to drugs when she was in her 20s, and says it had a horrible effect on her life:

"It rips you world apart. I never thought I was an alcoholic but it goes hand-in-hand with the drugs. Emotionally I was just gone. I was emotionally unattached to myself. You just want to numb your pain. And I've got tons of stuff. Same as everybody else. I didn't like the way I was. Drink and drugs are an allergy for me, and they don't make me a better person."

Naomi admitted that doing drugs was so normal in her model lifestye and claimed that she just did the drugs for fun at first:

"I was a party girl. I started quite late, 24. I was having fun. It wasn't that I couldn't get out of bed in the morning without it. It wasn't a coping mechanism. It was a party thing and I didn't realise how powerful it was, in a very wrong way. The fun comes with consequences, you are killing yourself... I was an active addict. But I could still function."

The 40-year-old, who is now a reforming drug/alcohol addict urged people that have similiar addictions to find help

"Recovery is a positive thing. There's nothing to be ashamed of. When you know you need help, and seek help, you need that time to deal with it. Get used to that new discipline. Tell when you are ready to tell. There's no shame. There are people who get out of that prison, like Eric Clapton. I wanted to know what it was - that peace, that serenity. A lot of my friends didn't want to hang out with me when I came back. That hurt."

Wow that's some deep stuff... good for her for being so honest!