Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with our free email newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. The 28-year-old singer suffered a near-fatal drug overdose in 2018 as doctors battled tooth and nail to save her. (Image: Getty Images for Teen Vogue)"In the same way [drug use] almost killed me, it saved my life at times, because there were times that I dealt with suicidal ideations," she explained. Demi called her past addiction a "destructive coping mechanism" which took her mind off of what was bothering her at the time, according to E! "And when I got into the spotlight, I was like, 'Oh, it's not perfect here, nobody has a perfect life, it just looks that way'," she added.

Source: Daily Mirror March 09, 2021 16:44 UTC