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Barry Keoghan Details Addiction Battle After Deaths of His Parents

Irish actor Barry Keoghan publicly shared his struggle with addiction and family losses in a May 1, 2025, interview with Hollywood Authentic.
Keoghan’s addiction followed witnessing his mother’s heroin battle and death when he was 12, and losing his father, two uncles, and a cousin to drug-related causes.
He recalled hearing his mother scream through the letterbox asking for money to buy drugs while being told to stay in bed, which intensified his own curiosity about narcotics.
Keoghan stated, “I understand that I do have an addiction, and I am an addict,” adding acceptance helps him move on and learn to work with it.
After being sent to rehab by his driver during a low point, Keoghan feels present and responsible, and acknowledges scars from drug use as proof of his battle.

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