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As one of the most dreaded issues in the entertainment industry, drug addiction can ring in the overnight demise of any star's career. Here follow the 10 most notorious Asian celeb drug addicts.

Nevertheless, a number of celebrities remain caught up in the huge vortex that is drug addiction. Some of them use it to fend off feelings of loneliness or depression; others get dragged into the dangerous and downward spiral by their senior peers.

No matter their reasons for turning to drugs, most of them hit rock bottom soon after. Some of them have had to quit show business altogether; one celeb on this list paid with his life.

Let's take a look at 10 infamous celeb drug addicts in Asian showbiz.

Tony Fish

Born in 1975, Tony Fish, nicknamed "Da Bing," was a famous comedian and TV host in Taiwan. On the morning of April 17, 2009, he was found taking amphetamines inside a motel room. His contract was canceled and he decided to exit from the entertainment business after making bail. On April 12 of 2010, he was arrested a third time for taking drugs. After that, he was determined to give up drugs and became a devout Christian. In July of 2012, he died of acute pneumonia and multiple organ failure in Beijing at the age of 37.