U S rapper Eminem has been
open about his addiction struggles in the past, speaking about his battles with
substance abuse problems as he battled to make it as an artist.
The rapper took to social
media earlier today to celebrate the impressive milestone of being 11 years
sober, saying he was still ‘not afraid’ of his recovery.
The rapper made the
impressive announcement on Instagram, posting a picture of his hand holding the
gold and blue recovery medallion associated with Alcoholics Anonymous.
The medallion had the
markings ‘XI’ in its centre, and featured the three legacies of recovery, unity
and service as the traditional emblem for the organisation.
This isn’t the first time
the Lose Yourself rapper has celebrated his recovery with fans; last year, he
announced he was 10 years sober from drugs and alcohol.
Eminem, formally known as
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, shot to worldwide fame in the early 2000s and soon
started struggling with substance abuse; the rapper admitted in an interview
with Rolling Stone he didn’t really get into drugs until his career properly
took off.
The rapper explained:
I was taking so many pills
that I wasn’t even taking them to get high anymore. I was taking them to feel
normal. Not that I didn’t get high. I just had to take a ridiculous amount.
I want to say in a day I
could consume anywhere from 40 to 60 Valium. And Vicodin… maybe 20, 30? I don’t
know. I was taking a lot of shit.
These struggles overpowered
him and eventually spiralled to dangerous depths, before he made the decision
to completely quit drugs and alcohol eleven years ago.
Em suffered a near-fatal
overdose in December 2007 which ultimately prompted him to get clean, but he
relapsed after a month.
The rapper never gave up
though and fought hard to get sober again, making him 11 years sober today.
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