Drugs and Pills Almost Killed Me, Eminem Tells Vibe Magazine

i've been on vicodin and morphine legitimate for pain for years.. And when I dont have them its horrible. Withdrawl will kill you alone! seasures ect... I am disabled and never abuse my meds.. With that said I know how it feels to come off of, or in my case not have the medication... People often mistake physical dependance from long term legitimate use, with illegal lethal doses and then withdrawling or overdosing! and that makes me mad because some of these pain meds work well for pain, and people abusing them make it hard for legitimate people like me to get them... always looked at as a druggie!

Good for him. Always enjoyed his music, even if he was on something.

yeah he is really cute and i have had a crush on him since well ever

it would be nice if he and elton john could share how he was able to overcome this drug addicition/dependency. He could really help a lot of people. I wish he would do it.

Eminem I love him, he just a amazing person and Im really glad to hear that hes chosen the right road to follow and that road idnt drugs. Ive seen/ have friends that use and their going no where in life and I wish there was something I could do, cause I know just how bad it can get and how much it hurts to stop and hurts others that love you too. I sometimes use, but Its only a once ina while thing but only weed. But now I know just hw serious it is and weed is just where it starts and even though life sucks, you gotta pull through it and not find the easy waay out cuz its always there when the high you get is gone, thats why peopel keep going back for more untill there officially addicted. To drowned out that pain they feel so they dont have too. Which if they stopped to realize it just causes more problems for them then whatever happened to begin with. So Im glaad soomeone famous can set a good example for others that look up to him, I think thats awesome. :)

this is the white knite and i respect marshall for what he has done for his fans and his daughters, he is the best in the game and i hope he stays that way, slim u r my idol and inspiration and thats y i came into rap that sounded corny lol sorry im only 15

He's name not slim, it's marshall, slim shady is his alter ego, the 'evil' marshall

Do you mean "knight"?

i love Eminem! He's a STAR! and he's been very brave!

I just love Eminem and his music and I'm a big fan!He's the best rapper ever and I'm very happy to know he's alright and he's not a drug addict anymore because he could have hurt his self seriously in this way...I also think that it's very important that he was mature enough to admit he had a drug problem and asked for help.Now I am able to enjoy his great music and I'm glad about it!I love you Slim!You're the best!

Eminem is my all time favorite rapper. Glad he's off the stuff

I love eminem:) He is my roll model, you are probly thinking what?! It's because his songs relate to my life. My dad dies when I was 7. From drugs. I remember him n my mom use to take me to there friends n smoke all night and stick needdles in there arms. My mom is still alive but I got taken away from her. Because she was on drugs.and then I started doing drugsthen I relized how serious they were n found out eminem did drugs. I knew about eminem since I was7 n his songs mean somthing to me..... Eminem was on n off with drugs but he tried to break that adicion. And he did. He's famous n everyone knows about him. He shows a good example to everyone. " that you can do anything you put your mind to. Stop drugs go fix yourself." I think eminem sets a good example. I HATE when people call him crazy , n if he says * or duck in his songs he gets critisized for that. But oil Wayne or jayz dosnt. People treat eminem so bad. This is what I have to say "eminem keep your head held high DONT let ANYONE PUT YOU DOWN! You are a very goood raper don't let anyone tell you otherwise! I love you eminem ! Number 1 fan! Keep the good work up! Great job on RECOVERYING!I will always look up to eminem:) my hero n roll model u never get old! Emilyrose 13 years old :)

thats very nice and i have a mom that smakes and drinks its a hard life i know

why are you telling everyone your full onm life story?? :L

Big Fan :D My Bro Loves Yhur Music he is only 8 and He Loves Yhuu :** xxxxxx

Why do you have drugs, Eminem? I am 11, and I look up to YOU-- But..Well, your not a very good role-model at the moment. I love you Em!

Why do your parents let you listen to Eminem? At 11 you should be looking up to astronauts. Not Marshall Mathers.

Your 11! what the hell do you know?
plus did EMINEM ever say that he is a rolemodel '' look at your parents if your looking for a rolemodel ''
I think a lot of artist out there dont see them self as a rolemodel and dont want to be 1!
Maybe you could learn something out of the rhymes he spitts and turn that into something positive in your own life to be.
At a certaine point you WILL know what is right and what is wrong!
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Eminem is one the best rappers on this planet and his rhymes and the way he Flows are Supreme! does not matter if he uses drugs or not, This man's steelo is DOPE! period

'' im happy though that he's back and without using Drugs or less or whatever:) ''
Peace

honoestly its non of your beuisness and eminem is a fine person i love him and he is family but i dont like to fight but hes family and i love him but i will fight for what i love and thats him so yeah love ya' cousin marshell hope to see you soon we all miss you

i think eminem should of never of used drugs because on how his songs were going .
i don't like eminem that much but he has some good songs

wow ok umm i a kid and i love your music eminem so plz don't go back on drugs straighten out your life a nice line and let me tell u i know its hard to be losing your mentor (Dr. Dre ) i have been through it like 3 times losing a good person of mine so plz dont do drugs again i love your music excpecially your song called mockingbird is so thoughtful well i just want to say PLZ DONT DO DRUGS your good the way u r u dont need some type of pill or drug to make u fun its already fun listening to what u write im just saying plz dont do drugs thank you

XxGraciexX

yo what you just said was really appresiative thank you a lot and honistly i hope thoes drugs dont pull me back under thanks for all your suports i love you all my fans.

I have been off hydrocodone for 4 days now after a yr of use it has been hell.I am finally starting to feel normal thank god!!I first got the pills after i had some dental work done and well pure hell from there.I had been clean off meth for 4 yrs before I started taking the hydrocodone and the I relapsed with the dros.I did not go to treatment this time I have the tools i need and i know that with my family my kids and friends I will get through this!!As far as Enimem i can totally relate to some of his songs and I think he is the best rapper out there!!!

I agree that Eminem is an insperation to get off drugs... even tho I'm only 14 I started taking many types of pills at 12 and just stoped 3 weeks ago. It's hard as hell... still. So congrats to anyone and everyone how had the balls to quit.

My Brother has been on drugs for about 10 to 12 years. He first started when his teacher was bullying him in high school. He has been to Jail 3 times and still hasn't learnt. I love my bro and need him to get help!

His birthday is exactly the same day as yours. I love you Eminem!!

yeah pills have taken over the world everybody needs some kind of pill its all on t.v but the differ is some take meds to get high and some take it if they are really in pain or anxiety is bad due to life its self but it is easy to build up a very high tolerance sometimes its just not enough in your mind body and spirit you have to be strong minded and place your self around positive people if possible living is hard enough and death will always be nocking at your door

eminems awsome the best rapper their will ever be

Doesn't surprise me he was a junkie. Come on pretty much every rap song, rappers glorify drugs.

ok agian he aint a junky hes a very lucky guy

ok ppl plzz stop dissin on my cousin i love him so much if i would have lost him i dont now what i would have done we were and still are very close to eatch other and he is a role model for lots of ppl an i love him for that i meam come on ppl do we really have to be so negitive so what he was addicted to drugs its a family gene he couldnt help it at least he stopped when he did marshell if you out there thank you for taking me home that one night love you and miss you i really wanna see haile i guess she has gotten so big since i seen her last she looks big and pretty in the songs ok well love you marshell and keep in touch

What a pity elton john didn't help Kurt cobain. Now Kurt cobain is a genius. Rap isn't music. Rap is the biggest load of crap especially his music. Not that i wish death on eminem but i sure wish Kurt cobain and eminem could trade places.

Love u eminem
Please make more love songs 4 me and my gf
(were both in middle school)
Thanks

I think that eminem is inspiring to me cause honestly he is my role model

IS EMINEM GOING 2 REHAB?, HE GONNA CHANGE? CAUSE I AM A HUGE FAN, WHEN R U GONNA DO ANOTHER MUSIC VIDEO?,I LOVE YOUR DVD 8 MILE, I LOVE YOUR CD EMINEM RECOVERY, EMINEM CURTAIN CALLS, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?, MY NAME IS CANDACE

Eminem is a very successful rapper but things toke a turn for the worst. Eminem started using drugs like some rappers started out. He soon relised that drugs where bad for him an that he wanted to be there to watch Hailey grow up to be a beautiful young lady. And it was no secret he had a drug problem it was very normal most Rappers did when they started.

I relate to eminem so much (besides for the fame part) but i relate so much to his story and i am a female, and i find his music so helpful when your angry, or sad, or feel the same way, i relate to him so much even with leaving home at a young age, and much of what he has been through with his family, and loosing loved ones, and his pill addiction. I would say besides the success, i relate 100% to him and his problems. And he is so brave to admit in music and in interviews that he had a problem or has had problems in the past. I do think that rapping is his outlet to get the painful situations out of his system, its a form of therapy not to mention he's so good at it. He is really the best rapper alive. And you can see the changes that he has made now that he is sober that he has come full circle.And he sends a message that if he can get off the opiates, and benzos, then others can as well, and I myself am going to enter rehab soon and he gives me hope when i feel hopeless, he gives me strength when im angry, and his songs make a difference. I agree that he should let the public know how he did it. I assume he went and got help cause after a while of being on this type of medicin, it does interfere with your entire life, even if you were given this medicine for a reason, which i was, but the physical withdrawal is the thing that keeps you in the vicious cycle and it gets worse as you grow a higher tollerance. Anyway I love Marshal (Eminem) what he preffers to be called. He is a hero to many who are afflicted with the same problems, in their famiyl and within themselves. I wish i could have a conversation with him. Because I relate with him so much, other difference is i am a female. Ive always loved his music. But success is not judged by what your job is, or how much money you make in life, success is judged by how much you have overcome, and he has overcome so much. Interstingly enough my first and middle name starts with an M, so i am also an M&M God Bless him.

i lov ur style and songs, musics... please drop this drug addiction and live this world long with your new and new songs

this story has helped me on a project so thank u eminem

10 to 20 Vicodin A day is a little amount for an addict.