Pop singer Demi Lovato is being treated in a Los Angeles hospital after a suspected drug overdose.The Los Angeles Police Department responded on Tuesday to a medical emergency in the Hollywood Hills, where the singer lives.
The 25-year-old was reportedly found unconscious and treated at the scene with naloxone, an anti-opioid medicine. She is currently awake and breathing at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a family spokesman has said.
Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support,” the spokesman said. “Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy.”
Lovato has struggled with substance abuse for years, and was feared to have relapsed in recent weeks. In a single released last month, Sober, she sings: “Mommy, I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore. And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor.”
The song ends with the lines: “I’m sorry that I’m here again, I promise I’ll get help/It wasn’t my intention, I’m sorry to myself.”
The track release followed Lovato marking six years of sobriety in March this year. She was due to complete the North American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me world tour with a concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Thursday, but reports say that date has now been cancelled.
