In a recent interview with Elvis Duran on the Z100 Morning Show Lady Gaga came clean about her struggle with drug use, specifically marijuana. The 27 year old singer admitted "I have been addicted to it and it's ultimately related to anxiety coping and it's a form of self-medication and I was smoking up to 15-20 marijuana cigarettes a day with no tobacco” reports People.
Gaga suffered from a hip injury this year causing her to cancel a good portion of her Born This Way tour. Gaga explained her problem with substance abuse as a coping mechanism for a variety of emotional and physical difficulties. "I have been addicted to it and it's ultimately related anxiety and coping and it's a form of self-medication," Gaga said on the Z100 Morning Show according to Huffington Post.
While the percentage of marijuana addictions is small in comparison to other substances, it is possible to develop a dependency on the drug, especially in cases of anxiety, and sleep deprivation.
The pop-star opened up about her struggles with fame along with her physical hardships. "But, the truth is that it is very hard to be famous," she stated. "It's wonderful to be famous because I have amazing fans. But it is very, very hard to go out into the world when you are not feeling happy and act like you are because I am a human being too and I break, and I think there is an assumption . . . that I cannot break because I am an alien woman and I am unstoppable."
Gaga seems to be on the road to recovery, and expresses a deep desire to become clean and create art without the influence of mind-altering drugs.
"I do put that pressure on myself; I have to be high to be creative. I need that, that's an error in my life that happened for over 10 years. Can I be brilliant without it? I know that I can be and I have to be because I want to live, and I want my fans to want to live."
Lady Gaga’s newest album Art Pop is now available for purchase.
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