DJ Drama opened up about his battle with opioid addiction and his road to sobriety on a recent episode of the Broken Record podcast.
"I used to tell [my therapist] Amy all the time, 'My biggest fear is ending up like Michael Jackson or Prince...if it can take the lives of Michael Jackson or Prince, who the f*** am I? That was always my fear."
Drama revealed his usage spiked overtime going from 5 milligram Percocets before transitioning to 100 milligrams after several months. According to Drama, he'd take "three 30s and a 15 to fall asleep."
Not only was this taxing on the body but also his bank account. "I know how easy it is for it to become a problem," Drama said. "It's scary. The scariest part and the most dangerous part is that it was a five-to-six thousand dollar a month habit I had."
"I was spending close to six figures a year on opioids," he added. "I was in a position where I could afford the type of habit of doing that. The average person can't do that. The next step after opioids or not being able to afford consistent Percocets is heroin."
