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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Harrison

Lena Dunham reflects on drug addiction: ‘Getting off Klonopin was the hardest’

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Lena Dunham has reflected on her addiction to the anxiety drug Klonopin.

The screenwriter became increasingly dependent on the drug due to the stress she experienced while filming the last series of Girls, a time she described as being like a “50-car pileup”.

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