NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse  Eminem and Elton
John  Sara Bellum   Eminem (aka Slim Shady and, before that,
Marshall Mathers from Detroit, MI), was in treatment for
substance abuse in 2005. Since then, he has abused prescription
drugs like Vicodin, Ambien, and Valium. Some bad things happened
after 2005, and maybe that led him to start abusing drugs again.
In December 2007, he was devastated when his marriage ended and
his closest friend and fellow rapper DeShaun “Proof” Holton
died.  Eminem was even hospitalized for overdosing on methadone.
Then in early 2008, he began a program to recover from his
addiction, and he says he’s been off drugs since April 2008.
Skip to now…if you read the lyrics on his latest album, called
“Relapse,” Eminem continues to glorify drug use and violence,
even while he himself is trying to stay sober.  So, here’s a
question for you:  Does artistic expression mean you can say
whatever you want, even if you know you could be influencing
others to hurt themselves by t