New York Daily News

DEMI OD SCARE

Lovato is hospitaliz­ed, given opioid antidote

- BY RACHEL DESANTIS

Pop singer Demi Lovato, who has struggled with addiction, was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose, according to reports

The 25-year-old “Sorry Not Sorry” singer was unconsciou­s and revived with Narcan, an emergency treatment for opioid overdoses, after being taken from her Hollywood Hills home to a hospital around noon local time, TMZ reported.

Spokesmen for the Los Angeles police and fire department­s told the Daily News that paramedics responded to a medical emergency in the 8000 block of Laurel View Drive for a 25year-old female, but could not confirm the woman was Lovato.

However, a rep for the singer released a statement later in the day, saying, “Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support.”

The former Disney Channel star has long been vocal about her struggles with drug addiction, and last month revealed via song that she had relapsed after six years of sobriety.

“Sober,” which she released June 21, included lyrics like “I'm so sorry I'm not sober anymore” and “I promise I'll get help/It wasn't my intention/I'm sorry to myself.”

Lovato completed a stint in rehab when she was 18 for drugs, self-harm and an eating disorder before finally getting clean in 2012.

She candidly discussed her battle in the October documentar­y “Simply Complicate­d,” in which she revealed she first tried cocaine at 17 and “loved” it.

“My dad was an addict and an alcoholic. Guess I always searched for what he found in drugs and alcohol because it fulfilled him and he chose that over a family,” she said.

Despite going to rehab, Lovato admitted in the film that she lied about her sobriety to the media, and would frequently sneak drugs on planes in bathrooms, and conduct interviews discussing her sobriety while high.

Lovato had touted being six years clean on Twitter in March.

“Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible,” she wrote.

Lovato was slated to wrap the second leg of her “Tell Me You Love Me” world tour in Atlantic City on Thursday.

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