Singer Demi Lovato Rushed to Hospital for Reported Heroin Overdose
American singer-songwriter Demi Lovato was hospitalized in Los Angeles, California, Tuesday as a result of an apparent heroin overdose, TMZ reported, citing a law enforcement source.
The sources indicated that Lovato, 25, was found unconscious and treated with Narcan, an emergency treatment for narcotics overdoses, at her home in Hollywood Hills sometime before noon local time. She was then taken to the hospital. Lovato had been reportedly out celebrating a friend's birthday the night before.
A heroin and opioid epidemic has ravaged American communities, rich and poor. Between 2007 and 2014, opioid-dependence diagnoses increased 3,203 percent for people with private health insurance, according to data from FAIR Health. An "overwhelming" number of diagnoses occurred among the 19- to 35-year-old age demographic, the nonprofit databank has reported. In 2016, the number of heroin deaths exceeded gun homicides, the Washington Post reported, citing data from the US government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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