Current:Home > ContactPink reflects on near-fatal drug overdose in her teens: 'I was off the rails' -ProfitLogic
Pink reflects on near-fatal drug overdose in her teens: 'I was off the rails'
View
Date:2025-04-13 04:47:43
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! (89219)
Related
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- ‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
- Georgia state government cash reserves keep growing despite higher spending
- Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor
- Sam Taylor
- Travis Barker's son Landon denies Diddy-themed birthday party: 'A bad situation'
- A man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead
- Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted in US drug trafficking case
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Harris pressed on immigration, Biden in tense Fox News interview | The Excerpt
Ranking
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Sting blends charisma, intellect and sonic sophistication on tour: Concert review
- Zayn Malik Shares What He Regrets Not Telling Liam Payne Before Death
- Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- NFL trade candidates: 16 players who could be on the block ahead of 2024 deadline
- Biggest source of new Floridians and Texans last year was other countries
- Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
Recommendation
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Louis Tomlinson Planned to Make New Music With Liam Payne Before His Death
Megan Marshack, aide to Nelson Rockefeller who was with him at his death in 1979, dies at 70
Colsen recalls nearly 90,000 tabletop fire pits after reports of serious burn injuries
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
3 states renew their effort to reduce access to the abortion drug mifepristone
Nearly $75M in federal grant funds to help Alaska Native communities with climate impacts