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Actress Lena Dunham has spoken about addiction and rehab at the Friendly House treatment center, which has been helping women to recover from addiction since 1951.
She was the center of attention on Saturday afternoon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel – ironically, the same venue where she partied along with the cast of “Girls” for six straight years at the booze-fueled Golden Globes, reports variety.com.
“Being sober in life is hard,” Dunham told variety.com.
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She added: “But being sober is the first step to facing all the things that made you want to hide in the first place. Part of why I love Friendly Houses is because they don’t discriminate,” said Dunham, who celebrated a year of sobriety in April.
“It’s not a rehab for the rich and famous. It’s a place where women who need help are never turned away for financial reasons. It’s sad that in this country, recovery has become a privilege, not a right.”
Dunham has amassed an impressive collection of awards since her 2010 debut as writer, director and star of “Tiny Furniture,” including a Golden Globe.
But her Woman of the Year honour from Friendly House is “the most meaningful”, she said.