Nicole Richie has suffered in the spotlight: her struggle with maintaining a normal weight, her spat with Paris Hilton, her in and out rehab status for heroin addiction. The gossip columns and paparazzi love to report that she is on her way back to rehab or going AWOL from a rehab facility to hit the shopping mall. At 26 years old, Richie has lived 10 lives in the press and with the conflicting stories from CNN, her press agent and the tabloids, who knows what’s really true?

From what I can gather, Richie was arrested for heroin possession in 2003; apparently, a balloon was found in her car and not on her person. She pleaded guilty and opted for drug treatment instead of jail time. In December, 2006, she was arrested for driving under the influence and admitted to California Highway Patrol (CHP) that she had smoked pot and taken Vicodin. She took a plea deal for this, her second DUI, and enrolled in an 18-month anti-drinking program.

Last month, she was granted a leave of absence from the program due to her advanced pregnancy. She was about 8 months pregnant with her first child with Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte, so she should be giving birth any day now. Ostensibly, sometime after that she will return to the program.

How much easier would Nicole’s life have been this past year if she had opted for Suboxone treatment and detox in 2003 for heroin addiction? Instead of spending her pregnancy in drug education classes and groups, she could have been home nesting and getting ready for baby. Suboxone would also treat her problem with Vicodin, or any prescription painkiller addiction for that matter. If it’s an opiate, Suboxone will help you kick the habit and keep you out of jail, out of rehab and out of trouble.

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