Lovato ‘stable’ after suspected overdose
LOS ANGELES: United States pop singer Demi Lovato, who has spoken openly about her history of drug and alcohol abuse, is awake after she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital yesterday suffering from a suspected overdose, according to media reports.
Lovato (25), a Grammynominated recording artist, was ‘‘OK and stable’’, reported People magazine, quoting an unidentified source.
‘‘Demi is awake and with her family, who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support,’’ Lovato’s representative told entertainment magazine Variety in a statement.
Entertainment news website TMZ, quoting law enforcement sources, reported Lovato was found unconscious at her home and was treated with Narcan, an emergency antidote for suspected opioid and drug overdoses.
Los Angeles police said they had responded to a medical emergency involving a woman on the Hollywood Hills street where Lovato reportedly has a home, but declined to identify the person. City fire department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said a 25yearold woman was transported to a local hospital from that location.
The New Mexicoborn per former rose to fame on Disney Channel shows Camp Rock and
Sonny with a Chance 10 years ago, and forged a pop career with hits like Skyscraper and
Sorry Not Sorry.
In a 2017 YouTube documentary, Simply Complicated, Lovato spoke about years of substance abuse, eating disorders, and drinking, saying she first started using cocaine when she was 17.
She entered rehab at the age of 18, where she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.