Eminem Details His Recovery from Near-Fatal Overdose, Says He Took '75-80' Valium a Night During Detox
Eminem.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Eminem’s near-fatal drug overdose in 2007 was a wake-up call that not only inspired him toget sober, but pushed him to have “fun with music again” for the first time in years. In an appearance on the new episode of Paul Rosenberg’sPaul PodpodcastThursday, Eminem, 49, and Rosenberg, his longtime manager, recalled the rapper’s recovery from the overdose, which the pair agreed he almost did not survive. Eminem has been sober since April 20, 2008, according to a 2020Twitter post, and made his 2009 albumRelapseduring the early days of recovery....