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Paula Abdul reveals painkiller addiction nearly killed her

Posted in Music on the May 5, 2009

Paula Abdul admits her 12-year battle with painkiller addiction left her feeling like “killing herself”.

The American Idol judge says she took the painkillers to combat chronic pain, following years of cheerleading and dancing injuries.

"I could have killed myself," Abdul told this month’s issue of Ladies’ Home Journal.

"The withdrawal was the worst thing. I was freezing cold, then sweating, then chattering and in so much pain, it was excruciating.

“But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been."

Abdul also survived a 1992 car crash and a 1993 plane crash, which left her needing 15 operations on her spine.

The Idol star, who insists she never went on the show under the influence of any illegal drug, once wore a patch that delivered pain medication 80 times more powerful than morphine.

Abdul says she finally gave up the painkillers last November during a stay at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Calsbad, California.

Source: Splash News

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