Hayden Panettiere Opens Up , About Addiction to Opioids and Alcohol.<br />In a recent interview with 'People,' <br />Panettiere shared her past issues with <br />drugs, alcohol and postpartum depression. .<br />I was on top of the world and I ruined it. I’d think I hit rock bottom, but then there’s that trap door that opens, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'.<br />Within the last year, the 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' star underwent trauma therapy and inpatient treatment.<br />I feel incredibly accomplished. And I feel like I have a second chance, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'.<br />As a teen child star, Panettiere says her team regularly gave her "happy pills" before red-carpet events.<br />As a teen child star, Panettiere says her team regularly gave her "happy pills" before red-carpet events.<br />They were to make me peppy during interviews. I had no idea that this was not an appropriate thing, or what door that would open for me when it came to my addiction, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'.<br />My saving grace is that I couldn’t be messy while on set and working. But things kept getting out of control [off set]. And as I got older, the drugs and alcohol became something I almost couldn’t live without, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'.<br />While working on 'Nashville,' <br />postpartum depression kicked in.<br />Those were really tough years. <br />I could relate to a lot of those storylines like the alcoholism and postpartum depression. They hit close to home, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'.<br />At one point, Panettiere was hospitalized with jaundice. <br />She sent her daughter, Kayla, to live with her ex, <br />Wladimir Klitschko, in Ukraine.<br />In recent years, Panettiere made headlines as boyfriend Brian Hickerson was arrested on <br />domestic violence and domestic battery charges.<br />Panettiere, who is set to reprise the role of Kirby Reed in 'Scream 6,' says she's "grateful" to have gotten help.<br />It’s an everyday choice, and I’m checking in with myself all the time. But I’m just so grateful to be part of this world again, and I will never take it for granted again, Hayden Panettiere, to 'People'
