Demi Lovato became hooked on opiate drugs aged 12 after years of trauma

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Demi Lovato has spoken candidly about her experience with addiction, admitting they started "experimenting" around the ages of 12 and 13.The singer, 30, who recently revealed they would be using she/her as well as they/them pronouns has been open about her experiences in the past, including a near-fatal overdose.In 2018, Demi suffered three strokes and a heart attack which left her with brain damage following a devastating overdose.READ MORE: Demi Lovato's alien obsession - 'abduction', serenading ET and strange blue orbsShe was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after being discovered unresponsive at her home in the Hollywood Hills area.Now, the Really Don't Care hitmaker has shed light on when her journey with drugs began on the Call Her Daddy podcast.Demi said: "I started experimenting for the first time when I was 12, or 13."I got into a car accident and they prescribed me opiates."The former X Factor USA judge went on to explain that her mum "didn’t think she would have to lock up the opiates from her 13-year-old daughter."Demi continued: "I was already drinking at that point, I had been bullied and was looking for an escape."She recalled turning to alcohol, admitting she was "alone" when she took her first sip after stealing booze from her step-dad's fridge.Years after her first brush with addiction, Demi tried harder drugs for the first time which put her on a dangerous path, explaining: "At 17, it was the first time I tried coke."I like, loved it too much and then kinda bled into me going to treatment right after I turned 18."For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.In the past, the singer said they couldn't "go 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine".