Celebrity Gossip: Eminem a Swine Flu Safety in Paris
He’s gearing up for the release of his new album, and earlier today Eminem was spotted arriving at Le Bourget Airport to do some publicity.
The “Slim Shady” rapper looked to be taking all the necessary precautions to prevent catching the swine flu, sporting a protective mask and gloves as he passed the paparazzi.
In a recent interview, Eminem confessed that though he’s clean and sober now, it was a very different story not too long ago. At one point in his drug addiction, he overdosed on pills that ended up being a near-lethal dose of methadone.
“My doctor told me those mysterious new pills were methadone, which is used to wean heroin addicts off dope. Had I known it was methadone, I probably wouldn’t have taken it. But as bad as I was back then, I can’t even say 100 percent for sure. My doctor told me the amount of methadone I’d taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it didn’t click.”
He continued, “It’s no secret I had a drug problem. If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.”
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Eminem Talks Pain Killer Addiction, Sobriety
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Hot Singer Eminem Talks About His Pain Killer Addiction, Sobriety
As he plans his triumphant return to the top of the music world, Eminem opened up about his drug addiction woes in a recent article with Vibe magazine.
The 36-year-old tells: “It’s no secret I had a drug problem. If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.”
Talking about a near-overdose experience back in 2005, the hip-hop star continues: “My doctor told me those mysterious new pills were methadone, which is used to wean heroin addicts off dope. Had I known it was methadone, I probably wouldn’t have taken it. But as bad as I was back then, I can’t even say 100 percent for sure. My doctor told me the amount of methadone I’d taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it didn’t click.”
After suffering a knee injury and not being prescribed to pain pills due to his past history, Eminem tells: “I started looking around my house to see if I had a stash box of Vicodin. I’m ransacking my house, finally find something in the basement, in a little napkin, seven and a half Vicodin — the big extra strength ones — and a few Valium.”
Finally realizing that he truly is an addict, the “3AM” hitmaker reveals: “It never once hit me that drug addiction runs in my family. Now that I understand that I’m an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.”
Completely sober and ready to realease his new album, which hits stores on May 19, Em says, “I wanted to make an overall statement — I’m back. It was a slow process. You gotta remember I hadn’t recorded a song sober in seven years. So it took me awhile to even feel like I could record a song sober ... I don’t know the last time I shot a video sober, without drinking or taking anything. It’s been years.”
Continuing on, he ends: “I almost feel like a little kid again with rap. I wanna play around with different flows. If I don’t feel like it’s what I’m fully capable of, if there’s one weak line, I wanna change it. Rap was my drug. It used to get me high and then it stopped getting me high. Then I had to resort to other things to make me feel that ... now rap’s getting me high again.”
As he plans his triumphant return to the top of the music world, Eminem opened up about his drug addiction woes in a recent article with Vibe magazine.
The 36-year-old tells: “It’s no secret I had a drug problem. If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.”
Talking about a near-overdose experience back in 2005, the hip-hop star continues: “My doctor told me those mysterious new pills were methadone, which is used to wean heroin addicts off dope. Had I known it was methadone, I probably wouldn’t have taken it. But as bad as I was back then, I can’t even say 100 percent for sure. My doctor told me the amount of methadone I’d taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it didn’t click.”
After suffering a knee injury and not being prescribed to pain pills due to his past history, Eminem tells: “I started looking around my house to see if I had a stash box of Vicodin. I’m ransacking my house, finally find something in the basement, in a little napkin, seven and a half Vicodin — the big extra strength ones — and a few Valium.”
Finally realizing that he truly is an addict, the “3AM” hitmaker reveals: “It never once hit me that drug addiction runs in my family. Now that I understand that I’m an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.”
Completely sober and ready to realease his new album, which hits stores on May 19, Em says, “I wanted to make an overall statement — I’m back. It was a slow process. You gotta remember I hadn’t recorded a song sober in seven years. So it took me awhile to even feel like I could record a song sober ... I don’t know the last time I shot a video sober, without drinking or taking anything. It’s been years.”
Continuing on, he ends: “I almost feel like a little kid again with rap. I wanna play around with different flows. If I don’t feel like it’s what I’m fully capable of, if there’s one weak line, I wanna change it. Rap was my drug. It used to get me high and then it stopped getting me high. Then I had to resort to other things to make me feel that ... now rap’s getting me high again.”
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