Half Lovato is "awake" and with her family after an apparent overdose

A representative of Demi Lovato assured Tuesday that the pop singer is "awake" and with her family after suffering an apparent overdose.

" Half is awake and with his family, who wants to thank everyone for his love, prayers and support," said Representative Nicole Perna in a statement collected by local media. "Some of the information reported is incorrect and (his family) respectfully requests privacy and does not speculate since his health and recovery are the most important at this time," he added.

Lovato, 25, was hospitalized Tuesday in a health center in Los Angeles, California for alleged overdose, as reported by Hollywood media.

Finding Unconscious

TMZ the website specializing in celebrity news, said that it was an overdose of heroin and that the # The artist was found unconscious by the paramedics who arrived at her home. According to this source, Demi Lovato was treated with Narcan, an emergency drug used in case of narcotic overdose, in his own home in the Hollywood Hills.

Lovato has been suffering from eating disorders for years, she self-inflicted and between 2010 and 2011 she was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic. In June, he published "Sober", a song in which he apologized to his family for relapsing into their addictions and "no longer being sober". (EFE)