when I got home, I went right back to using again."ĭespite going back to drugs, the rapper says he was scared. "I don't think I actually realized the totality of what had happened," he says, "so after I got out of the hospital. His drug habit intensified in recent years and even led to an overdose in December 2007. In an interview with Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz, Eminem says he struggled with addiction throughout his career. His new record is called Recovery, and it tells the story of a man coming to terms with his inner demons. He's won 11 Grammys and an Academy Award, and holds the record for the fastest-selling solo album in history. Throughout his career, Eminem's controversial work has attracted both criticism and accolades. Face the Music Foundation has seen hip hop and all other types of music replace the high of drug and alcohol addiction.His name is Marshall Mathers, but he's better known as hip-hop musician Eminem. He also shared that rap stopped working to get him high and that’s when he started looking for other things to get him out of himself. Eminem shared in an interview that “He’s back” and that rap was his drug. Although he had some very painful experiences in active addiction, he used those experiences to create his Recovery and Relapse album, which shares about everything he’s been through and what it was like for him to get clean and sober. Last April, Eminem celebrated 11 years clean and sober. He finally understands and has compassion for his mother. He shared that it never really occurred to him that addiction runs in his family. He finally admitted that he’s an addict, got a sponsor, and regularly attends 12 step meetings. In 2008, he checked himself into rehab and decided to really take it seriously this time. It took Eminem a few tries in addiction rehab, some relapses along the way, and an overdose to get to where he is now. He finally made the decision to get help because of his daughters. Eventually, he realized his addiction wasn’t just affecting himself, but his family too.
At one point, he couldn’t picture himself doing anything without drugs. He also shared that he was a “functioning addict”, which in his eyes is the worst type of addict.
He felt like he needed opiates just to feel normal. No matter how many excuses he made for himself, it was becoming much worse. People tried to tell him that he had a problem, but he did not want to believe it. He isn’t sure exactly when it became a problem, but that he just kept liking it more and more. He shared that the first time he took a Vicodin, he didn’t feel any pain and that he felt mellow. He then made a documentary, “How To Make Money Selling Drugs”, which shares his journey on how he started using. Eminem has shared his life, struggles, and achievements openly in his music and in interviews.Įminem’s addiction struggles first started when he began using prescription drugs while filming “8 Mile”. He has faced many challenges in life, including active addiction, but he never let anything stop him. Everyone knows the famous rapper Eminem, but not everyone knows he is in recovery.
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