By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Eminem has been in the rap game long enough to have established his name on the list of greats and he’s easily handled his own on the same tracks with other notable emcees such as Jay-Z. Despite all of Em’s success in Hip Hop, he’s still struggled in his personal life. And in a documentary entitled “How to Make Money Selling Dr*gs,” Eminem also reveals that he struggled with substance abuse when he battled his addiction to the pain killer and the very highly addictive Vicodin. He says:
“When I took my first Vicodin, it was like this feeling of ‘Ahh.’ Like everything was not only mellow, but [I] didn’t feel any pain. I don’t know at what point exactly it started to be a problem. I just remember liking it more and more. People tried to tell me that I had a problem. I would say ‘Get that f*cking person outta here. I can’t believe they said that sh*t to me. I’m not out there shooting heroin. I’m not fu*king out there putting coke up my nose. I’m not smoking crack.”
Eminem also claimed he eventually began doing Xanax and Valium; he also began to mix the pills. The mixing is why he was eventually rushed to the hopsital one day:
“Had I got to the hospital about two hours later, I would have died. My organs were shutting down. My liver, kidneys, everything. They were gonna have to put me on dialysis. They didn’t think I was gonna make it. My bottom was gonna be death.”
Eminem sys it was his kids that pretty much gave him the motivation he needed to get off the pills. He got clean through a self-imposed detox.
Check out the trailer for the documentary below:
Those pills can be addictive. I had a friend that was hooked after an accident and he definitely hit rock bottom. He’s finally clean after years of drug abuse.
Vicodin ain’t no joke. I’m glad he stopped using.
Wow! Didn’t know this.
I’m glad that Eminem realized he had a substance abuse problem. When people abuse Prescription pain pills eventually the drug will abuse them.
I’m glad he got himself together because he is so talented.
That Em high of those pills was crazy but mean on the mic.
I am so glad he kicked those pills. Addictions ain’t no joke.
I wish more artists were open about fighting their demons.
I knew someone who was struggling to get off Vicodin. It’s hard to overcome it. I’m happy Em got through it.
Did they ever kick the addiction?
Sadly, no they didn’t.
Sorry to hear that 🙁
One of the greatest to ever pick up the mic.