Justin Bieber has revealed he was addicted to drugs and his security team used to check his pulse every night.
The popstar, 30, said his substance abuse spiralled so out of control he had to completely turn his life around to survive.
The Peaches singer opened up about the darkest moments of his life during his docuseries Justin Bieber: Seasons.
Reflecting on his battle with addiction, Lyme disease, and the mental strain it placed on him, Bieber recounted when he decided to get clean.
In one segment of the documentary, his wife Hailey Bieber, with whom he recently welcomed their first child, recalled the pivotal moment: “Justin and I weren’t really involved in each other’s lives until he made the decision to get sober and was trying to quit the drugs on his own.”
Bieber admitted: "I felt like I was dying. My security would come into my room at night to check my pulse—people don’t realise how bad it got, it was honestly terrifying.”
The star also detailed his morning routine during those difficult years, explaining how he would wake up and immediately take a pill and smoke weed before doing anything else. “It just got scary,” he added, reflecting on the depth of his addiction.
The singer shared how his faith played a role in his recovery, saying: “I basically said, ‘God, if you’re real, get me through this and I’ll do the rest.’ And I did—at least, I thought I did.”
However, Bieber confessed while he managed to quit drugs, he never fully addressed the root causes of his struggles. "I got off the pills, but I never did the actual work," he revealed.
In an interview with Vogue, Bieber reiterated how drugs had become a coping mechanism for him. “Drugs put a barrier between me and what I was doing,” he said. “It got really dark. There were times my security would come in late at night just to make sure I was still breathing.”
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