--- title: Demi Lovato Posts Statement on Addiction description: Demi Lovato has released her first statement following her hospitalization for overdose, and says "I will keep fighting." canonical: https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-05T22:01:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:14.814Z og:title: Demi Lovato Addresses Hospitalization in Her First Statement og:description: The singer says "I will keep fighting." og:url: https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027a3dd897c0bd11/6989370c0a4a222d539d35bb/gettyimages-983046650.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Day 2 - Rock in Rio Lisbon 2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Demi Lovato Addresses Hospitalization in Her First Statement twitter:description: The singer says "I will keep fighting." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027a3dd897c0bd11/6989370c0a4a222d539d35bb/gettyimages-983046650.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Demi Lovato Addresses Reported Hospitalization for Overdose > Sponsored content. 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Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after suffering “what appears to be” a heroin overdose, TMZ reports_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 5, 2018 10:01 PM UTC  US singer Demi Lovato performs at the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2018 music festival in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 24, 2018. US singer Demi Lovato performs at the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2018 music festival in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 24, 2018. NurPhoto—NurPhoto via Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 5, 2018 10:01 PM UTC [Demi Lovato](http://time.com/4962131/demi-lovato-interview/) has addressed her health for the first time since her [reported hospitalization](http://time.com/5347898/demi-lovato-hospitalized-overdose-recovering/) due to an overdose on July 24. “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet,” [she wrote in a post](https://www.instagram.com/p/BmHH69KlY3L/?taken-by=ddlovato) she shared to Instagram on Sunday evening. The 25-year-old pop star also thanked her “family, my team and the staff at Cedars-Sinai who have been by my side this entire time,” in her message that struck a hopeful tone. “I now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery,” she added. Following her hospitalization, a representative for Lovato released a statement confirming that she was “awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support.” Lovato has been [vocal about battling addiction](http://time.com/4383514/demi-lovato-rehab-eating-disorder/) and disordered eating over the years. In a song released in June, she appeared to indicate she had relapsed after years of sobriety, singing “Momma, I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore/And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor.” Read her full message in full below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/"},"headline":"Demi Lovato Addresses Reported Hospitalization for Overdose","datePublished":"2018-08-05T22:01:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:14.814Z","description":"\"I now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery\"","url":"https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027a3dd897c0bd11/6989370c0a4a222d539d35bb/gettyimages-983046650.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027a3dd897c0bd11/6989370c0a4a222d539d35bb/gettyimages-983046650.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Day 2 - Rock in Rio Lisbon 2018","caption":"Day 2 - Rock in Rio Lisbon 2018","creditText":"NurPhoto—NurPhoto via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5358280/demi-lovato-statement/","name":"Demi Lovato Addresses Reported Hospitalization for Overdose"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Demi Lovato Rushed to L.A. 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