Demi Lovato Reportedly Hospitalized After Apparent Overdose, Reports ‘TMZ’
8:23 PM Update: TMZ has released another report, based on speaking to an alleged insider. The source claims that Demi Lovato’s overdose was not heroin.
5:23 PM Update: People cites an anonymous source that says Demi Lovato is “stable.”
According to TMZ, singer Demi Lovato has reportedly been hospitalized after an apparent heroin overdose.
The media outlet is reporting that paramedics found Demi unconscious when they arrived at her home in the Hollywood Hills just before noon today. When they arrived at the singer’s home she was reportedly treated with Narcan, which is an emergency treatment that is used for narcotic overdoses. TMZ also shared that Lovato is now being treated at the hospital though they didn’t list which area hospital the singer was taken to.
The prior night, Lovato was spotted out with friends in the Hollywood Hills. The singer was celebrating a friend’s birthday and even posted some photos from the evening to her private Instagram account. Sources said that Lovato appeared to be happy in the images.
Late last month, Lovato surprised fans by releasing her new single, “Sober,” which told fans about her recent relapse following six years of sobriety. The lyrics to the song tell the sad details of Demi’s battle with drug and alcohol abuse as she apologizes to her parents for her recent troubles.
“Mama, I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore / And Daddy, please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor,” Lovato, 25, sings during the chorus of the track, which she released on Thursday, June 21. “To the ones who never left me / We’ve been down this road before / I’m so sorry, I’m not sober anymore.”
And since news of her relapse first broke, it has been reported that Demi has been sinking into a downward spiral. Just last week, the Inquisitr shared that Lovato was caught partying all night at the trendy Warwick nightclub with friends. According to the report, Lovato was drinking heavily throughout the evening and Lovato and co. partied hard for about 90 minutes before leaving the establishment.
Prior to her night of hard partying, it was already reported that Lovato’s behavior was “off the rails,” with the singer firing multiple people from her camp, including her longtime manager. The Inquisitr shared that the singer fired manager Phil McIntyre in the midst of her world tour. It was reported to the public that McIntyre was fired because he and Lovato “wanted to go in a different direction,” though many people close to the situation claim that Phil was one of the only people who would call Lovato out on her recent bad habits and she just wasn’t having it.
As fans know, Lovato has had a troubled past, including both drug and alcohol abuse. The songstress entered her first stint in rehab in 2010 when she was just 18-years-old. Then, in 2013, Lovato entered a sober house for about a year. The singer has been very candid and open with fans about her recent struggles.