Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals br Past Opioid Addiction The 'Halloween' star opened br up about battling opioid br addiction since the late 1980s. Jamie Lee Curtis, to 'People' Curtis explained that her addiction br started after being prescribed painkillers, br following a minor surgery in 1989. Her addiction got so bad that she br began to steal from friends and family. No one knew that she had a br problem, until Curtis' sister caught br the star stealing pills from her in 1998. Noting that addiction ran in her family, the horror queen started to attend recovery meetings shortly after being found out. Jamie Lee Curtis, to 'People' Curtis still attends br meetings regularly.