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| Demi Lovato 'in Los Angeles hospital for suspected overdose' | Demi Lovato 'in Los Angeles hospital for suspected overdose' |
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| Pop singer Demi Lovato is in a Los Angeles hospital after a suspected drug overdose, US media report. | Pop singer Demi Lovato is in a Los Angeles hospital after a suspected drug overdose, US media report. |
| The Los Angeles Police Department reportedly responded on Tuesday to a medical emergency in the Hollywood Hills, where Lovato lives. | The Los Angeles Police Department reportedly responded on Tuesday to a medical emergency in the Hollywood Hills, where Lovato lives. |
| TMZ reports the 25-year-old was found unconscious and treated at the scene with Naloxone, an anti-overdose medicine. | TMZ reports the 25-year-old was found unconscious and treated at the scene with Naloxone, an anti-overdose medicine. |
| The Sorry Not Sorry singer was in a stable condition, US media report. | The Sorry Not Sorry singer was in a stable condition, US media report. |
| She was alert and breathing at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. | She was alert and breathing at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. |
| Her spokesperson told the BBC: "Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support. | Her spokesperson told the BBC: "Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support. |
| "Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy." | "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. | Lovato has struggled with substance abuse for years, and was feared to have relapsed in recent weeks. |
| Last month she cancelled her show at London's O2 arena, announcing the news on Twitter hours before the concert was due to begin. | Last month she cancelled her show at London's O2 arena, announcing the news on Twitter hours before the concert was due to begin. |
| 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." | 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 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. | 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. | |
| Her fans say the singer's battles with bipolar disorder, bulimia and addiction - often documented in her music - have helped them with their own struggles. | Her fans say the singer's battles with bipolar disorder, bulimia and addiction - often documented in her music - have helped them with their own struggles. |
| As reports of her condition spread, there was an outpouring of support on social media from other celebrities and musicians. | As reports of her condition spread, there was an outpouring of support on social media from other celebrities and musicians. |
| Within hours of the report, tens of thousands of people had tweeted the hashtag #PrayforDemi. | Within hours of the report, tens of thousands of people had tweeted the hashtag #PrayforDemi. |
| According to US health officials, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day with more than 250,000 Americans dying over the past decade. | According to US health officials, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day with more than 250,000 Americans dying over the past decade. |
| Raised in Dallas, Texas, Lovato first entered the spotlight on the children's TV series Barney & Friends. | Raised in Dallas, Texas, Lovato first entered the spotlight on the children's TV series Barney & Friends. |
| She appeared alongside the Jonas Brothers in the 2008 Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. | She appeared alongside the Jonas Brothers in the 2008 Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. |
| Lovato released her first studio album, Don't Forget, in 2008. | Lovato released her first studio album, Don't Forget, in 2008. |
| In a YouTube documentary, Simply Complicated, released last October, Lovato revealed her drug use began when she first tried cocaine at the age of 17. | In a YouTube documentary, Simply Complicated, released last October, Lovato revealed her drug use began when she first tried cocaine at the age of 17. |
| "I felt out of control the first time I did it," she said. "My dad was an addict and an alcoholic. | "I felt out of control the first time I did it," she said. "My dad was an addict and an alcoholic. |
| "Guess I always searched for what he found in drugs and alcohol because it fulfilled him and he chose that over a family." | "Guess I always searched for what he found in drugs and alcohol because it fulfilled him and he chose that over a family." |
| Lovato went to rehab for the first time in 2010. | Lovato went to rehab for the first time in 2010. |
| "I wasn't ready to get sober," she said in the documentary. | "I wasn't ready to get sober," she said in the documentary. |
| "I was sneaking it on planes, sneaking it in bathrooms, sneaking it throughout the night". | "I was sneaking it on planes, sneaking it in bathrooms, sneaking it throughout the night". |
| More on the US drug crisis | More on the US drug crisis |