Current:Home > MyPink reflects on near-fatal drug overdose in her teens: 'I was off the rails' -TradeFocus
Pink reflects on near-fatal drug overdose in her teens: 'I was off the rails'
View
Date:2025-04-18 13:29:47
Pink is opening up about a harrowing episode of drug use from her teen years that nearly cost the pop star her life.
The "Trustfall" singer looked back on her turbulent adolescence, including a near-fatal drug overdose at 16, during an interview on "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday.
Pink (real name: Alecia Moore) said her drug use came in the midst of her parents' crumbling marriage. "I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. (They) hated each other," she said.
"And then I got into drugs," Pink said, describing her teen self as a "punk." "I was selling drugs, and then I was kicked out of the house. I dropped out of high school. I was off the rails."
The "Get the Party Started" songstress said her relationship with drugs reached a dangerous climax when she took multiple substances at a rave on Thanksgiving Day in 1995.
"I was at a rave, and I overdosed," Pink said. "I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal – all kinds of things – and then I was out, done. Too much."
Pink added the incident was the last time she used "hard drugs."
Pink interview:Pink explores grief, marriage, the meaning of 'Trustfall': 'I will not be the villain in your story'
The Grammy-winning singer previously discussed the breaking point she reached with drug use after her teen overdose.
"It wasn't to the point of going to the hospital, but I remember getting up off the floor in the morning, and that was the last time I ever touched a drug again," Pink told Shape magazine in 2012, per Digital Spy.
She also told the magazine that an opportunity to further her music career at the time gave an added incentive to commit to recovery.
"It was also the day a DJ offered to let me sing on hip-hop night," Pink said. "His only caveat was that I couldn't do drugs, so I didn't. That's the thing with me – once I make up my mind, I'm done."
Pink's Summer Carnival tour set list:All the songs fans can expect to hear
veryGood! (158)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Love is in the air ... and the mail ... in the northern Colorado city of Loveland
- Alaska man is first reported person to die of Alaskapox virus; exposure may be linked to stray cat
- City of Memphis releases new documents tied to Tyre Nichols’ beating death
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Watch extended cut of Ben Affleck's popular Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial
- Brand new 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards are a 'rebellion against monochrome'
- Family of man who died after being tackled by mental crisis team sues paramedic, police officer
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Valentine's Day dining deals: Restaurants, food spots have holiday specials to love
Ranking
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
- How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital, resumes his full duties, Pentagon says
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- NBA All-Star game: Kentucky basketball sets record with 7 participants
- Romantic advice (regardless of your relationship status)
- Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was soaring toward superstardom, killed in car crash in Kenya
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Love is in the air ... and the mail ... in the northern Colorado city of Loveland
WhatsApp glitch: Users report doodle not turning off
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital, resumes his full duties, Pentagon says
New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Hiker kills rabid coyote with bare hands following attack in Rhode Island
Ticket prices to see Caitlin Clark go for NCAA women's scoring record near record levels
City of Memphis releases new documents tied to Tyre Nichols’ beating death