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Demi Lovato talks about drug abuse as a coping mechanism

Updated On: 10 March, 2021 08:15 AM IST | IANS

During the course of the interview, Lovato also talked about coming to terms with her body, ignoring expectations from her peers in the industry.

Demi Lovato Picture Courtesy: AFP

Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato has cleared up misconceptions about drug abuse and her struggle with mental health and addiction. "(People think that) If people are using drugs or if they are dealing with an eating disorder or self-harm that they want to die," she said during an interview with Diane Guerrero for an episode on latter's podcast, "Yeah No, I'm Not Ok".

"In the same way it almost killed me, it saved my life at times, because there were times that I dealt with suicidal ideations," said the 28-year-old singer adding how the addiction was a "destructive coping mechanism", which allowed her an escape route.

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