Whitney Houston is considered one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record as the most awarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my subject because she represents resilience and tenacity, despite her difficult experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an incredible musical pedigree; his mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful backing vocalist for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is his first cousin and Aretha Franklin is his godmother. In 1983, Houston signed with Arista Records and music manager, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was known as the innocent girl next door, who promoted positivity and love within her professional career. Houston's good girl image was shattered when she married R&B bad boy Bobby Brown in 1992. By the late '90s, she was rumored to be using drugs and appearing very thin. In 2006, Houston divorced Bobby Brown and entered rehab to kick her addiction to cocaine and other drugs. The world was happy to see her healthy and singing again; everyone thought she had made a full recovery and was ready for her to reappear in the spotlight. Tragically, on February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel, she was 48 years old. Her mother, Cissy Houston, wrote a book about her daughter's life, titled: Remembering Whitney, which depicts the rise and fall of the singer's tragic life. The purpose of my article is to evaluate the reasons why Whitney Houston began using the drug and how it played a professional and personal role in her life. I used the......middle of paper......person, that one wishes to become, whether professionally or personally. I feel like Whitney had a sheltered life and never had the ability to live a normal life. In turn, she began lashing out at her family and the public because she couldn't refuse the standard everyone expected of her. For this reason, she indulged in drugs, to free herself from the drama and unhappiness of her life. Medications don't solve the problem, they make things worse, as we try to numb ourselves from the pain so we can continue to manage our daily lives. There is nothing wrong with having no inhibitions and letting go of everything that consumes you. I believe that if Whitney had been able to establish her identity at a young age and free herself from the pressures of her family and the media, she would still have been alive and happy..