It girl claims stars 'glamourise' rehab

Pearl Lowe, the 90s 'It girl' who kicked cocaine and heroin habits, believes stars have glorified rehab.The rock chick, who dated Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey and partied with the likes of Jude Law and Kate Moss, reveals the depth of her drug problems in the book All That Glitters, a collection of her diaries.She explains how her coke habit earned her the nickname 'Dyson' and how her crippling, secret, addiction to heroin affected her.The 38-year-old mother-of-four has been clean for two-and-a-half years but she is concerned by the way the current group of celebrities deal with their personal problems.Pearl said: "When you read about Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton or Britney Spears, they seem to celebrate it."I guess one of the great things about my book is that it shows it isn't glamorous."Pearl shared a house with Pete Doherty in The Libertines' early daysShe added: "He's no different to any other addict. He's no different to me in the height of my addiction, but no-one can help you but yourself."As soon as someone wants to get clean, and they really do want to get clean, there is a lot of help out there for them."© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.

ITN | July 14, 2007

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