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The singer Demi Lovato was reportedly hospitalized because of a possible drug overdose after six years of sobriety. In June, the singer released a song acknowledging to her family and to her fans that she was no longer sober.
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Demi Lovato took an important step in his recovery, three months later overdose.

Her mother, Dianna De La Garza, appeared on Friday in the Sirius XM podcast of Maria Menounos, where she revealed that the singer of "Skyscraper" was sober for 90 days.

"Yes, she has 90 days and I can not be more grateful or proud of her because addiction is an illness, it's a job," said De La Garza, 56, in "Conversations with Maria Menounos. "

"It's very difficult, it's not easy and there is no shortcut," said the mother of three about sobriety, adding that she "really can not say for sure" what which triggered Lovato's relapse in July.

Lovato, 26, was rushed to hospital from a home in Hollywood Hills on July 24, after a possible drug overdose, as was first reported by TMZ and People.

Related: The mother of Demi Lovato tells the overdose of the singer: I did not know "if she was going to get there"

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De La Garza, who has published his memoir "Falling with the Wings: The Story of a Mother", is open to learning about the awful news that the she called it a "nightmare for any parent".

"I was looking at my phone and I saw all these text messages coming in … and the message that had informed me of what was going on was saying," I just saw on TMZ and I'm really sorry, "says -she. .

"I was terrified of looking at my phone," added De La Garza, initially thinking that his daughter might have died in a car accident.

In June, Lovato released her single "Sober", an unfortunate ballad in which she apologized to her family and fans, saying, "I'm so sorry, I'm not sober anymore." Just three months earlier, Lovato had celebrated staying clean for six years during an emotional show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

However, De La Garza did not know the extent of Lovato's relapse "because she does not live with me, I just knew she was not sober and that's all I really knew about this. time".

De La Garza said that she had received a call from Kelsey Kershner, her daughter's assistant, and had rushed to the hospital to be next to Lovato: "These were two difficult days.

"Honestly, I can say that I did not know what an opioid was at that time – we all heard the word, but I did not know anything about it until I started doing some research." , she said.

Lovato fought against a eating disorder, self-mutilation and other problems. She entered rehab in 2010. She talked about her struggles over the years, detailing her recovery in the YouTube documentary "Simply Complicated," released last year.

Contributor: Sara M Moniuszko

realted: Half Lovato breaks the silence on Instagram after leaving the hospital

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