Demi Lovato recalls chilling details about how she nearly died from a drug overdose

Demi Lovato has described the lingering effects of a drug overdose in 2018, after which she was found unconscious and “turning blue.”

The singer-actress said she had just minutes to live and “wouldn’t be here today” if she hadn’t been found.

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Lovato overdosed on heroin – which she now believes was laced with fentanyl – and suffered three strokes and a heart attack after being rushed to hospital.

The 29-year-old says she has had “a lot of guilt” since the incident, particularly when rapper Mac Miller died shortly after.

According to the official toxicology report, Miller died in September 2018 at the age of 26 from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.

“[Miller’s death]affected me deeply,” Lovato said before recalling her own overdose two months ago.

“When they found me, I turned blue and the doctor said I had five to 10 minutes,” she told Apple Music 1.

“If no one had come in, I wouldn’t be here today.”

The Cool for the Summer singer also spoke about the incident during her 2021 documentary titled Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, which was shared on YouTube.

“I had brain damage and I’m still dealing with the effects today,” she said.

“I don’t drive because I have blind spots.

“For a long time, reading was very difficult for me too.

“I feel like they’re still there to remind me what might happen if I ever go into a dark place again.”

She added, “I’m grateful for those memories, but I’m also so grateful that I was someone who didn’t have to do a lot of rehab.

“Rehab came on the emotional side and the therapeutic side, internally.

“After that I worked a lot – just not physically.”

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