Famous Celebrities Who Barely Escaped Death

Eminem

In 2005, Eminem suffered from a drug overdose that nearly cost him his life. He was terrified afterward but still didn’t start reconsidering his choices until much later in life. He said: "My doctor told me the amount of methadone I'd taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it didn't click." That’s some scary stuff...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.