So sometimes when I go to pour a glass of water I'll totally miss the cup because I can't see it anymore. I can't drive anymore, and I have blindspots in my vision. "I had three strokes, I had a heart attack, I suffered brain damage from the strokes.
"I don't think people realize how bad it actually was," Lovato revealed. They unknowingly overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl.
In the weeks leading up to it, they were drinking, using meth, heroin and crack cocaine. In Lovato's extremely personal YouTube documentary Dancing With the Devil, they detailed for the first time what led to their nearly fatal overdose in July 2018.
The only criticism I need is from my treatment team, and if what we're doing right now is working for me, then I'm gonna keep it between me and them." "Because when I do get into details with people, it just kind of opens myself up for more scrutiny than I need. "For me, I've decided that I'm probably never going to discuss the parameters surrounding my recovery and what that looks like," they added. Lovato, who named a song on their most recent album "California Sober," wouldn't get into details about exactly where they drew the line. "It's just about identifying what works best for you and going forward with that." It's saying that that other solution isn't a one-size-fits-all solution and there's options," Lovato previously said while defending their approach. "It's not saying that this works for everybody. While it's open to interpretation, for Lovato, it meant drinking and "smoking a little bit of weed."
"California sober" is a controversial approach to sobriety. "I no longer support my 'California sober' ways," they wrote on an Instagram story on Thursday. After the pop star nearly died from a drug overdose in 2018, Lovato worried fans earlier this year when they revealed they are "California sober." Now, the 29-year-old singer declared "sober sober is the only way to be." Demi Lovato is giving up alcohol and marijuana.