Child Stars Effect

Child Stars have it rough. When they are young they get exposed too early to the media. Most of the time they end up either in rehab, or in jail, or in some cases dead. They have too much pressure on themselves so they might not know what to do so they start doing drugs or drinking alcohol at an early age. There have been many cases where child actors ruin their lives from overdosing on drugs or alcohol and ending up in either jail or rehab.
When child stars grow up get hooked on drugs or alcohol. Many child actors like Amanda Bynes, Macaulay Culkin, Lindsay Lohan, and others have gone to jail, or to rehab due to drugs. According to US Weekly, Lindsay Lohan has been arrested twice for drunk driving, for cocaine possession, and she’s been to rehab six times because she was “masking her problems with alcohol, cocaine, and other …show more content…
Drew Barrymore’s fame caught up to her and began smoking when she was nine, began drinking alcohol at age eleven, began doing cocaine when she was thirteen, and checked into rehab after. She ended up turning her life around and still continues to act today. Josh Peck was a child star too, after appearing in Drake and Josh, and still continues to be successful today. Miranda Cosgrove appeared in many shows as a child and as a teen, and she is now in the University of Southern California majoring in theatre or writing. The evidence provided backs up the argument that child stars have it rough. They get hooked on drugs, alcohol, or other mind-altering substances. So they begin wasting their money on drugs or do unnecessary purchases and end up becoming broke or bankrupt. Lindsay Lohan, for example, was caught stealing a $2,500 necklace, but was pleaded not guilty. Macaulay Culkin, Amanda Bynes and various child stars have grown up and have gone to jail, and have spent time in