Demi Lovato says she first started experimenting with drugs and alcohol when she was a teenager: 'I had been bullied and was looking for an escape.'
, who has struggled with addiction, revealed that she started experimenting with drugs and alcohol at a very young age.podcast, the pop star opened up about her first-ever experience using drugs. She explained to host, “I started experimenting for the first time when I was 12, or 13. I got into a car accident and they prescribed me opiates. My mom didn't think she would have to lock up the opiates from her 13-year-old daughter but I was already drinking at that point.
And it wasn't just pills she was experimenting with but also alcohol. The singer explained that during her teenage years she “drank a lot” and she took her first drink alone after stealing a beer from her stepdad's refrigerator. She said that she now realizes that incident “should have been a major red flag.” She continued, “At 17, it was the first time I tried coke and, like, loved it too much and then kinda bled into me going to treatment right after I turned 18.
Earlier this week, the Grammy winner was photographed out in Los Angeles celebrating her thirtieth birthday with her new boyfriend, the musician. And, during her conversation with Cooper, Lovato also opened up about their relationship. While she declined to reveal the identity of her partner on air, she confirmed that everything is “going really well.
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