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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Davidson Reveals Drug Addiction Battle Before Fatherhood · Fresh Intelligence

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[SPEAKER_00]: Fundament Pete Davidson admitted he was downing a daily diet of drugs before hitting rock bottom in the summer of 2023.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The former Saturday Night Live star shared a list of substances he ingested regularly until he checked himself into rehab.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He revealed it was K Academy, I was getting liquid and cooking it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Pete also mentioned, I would do acid and shrimps and wippets and smoke weed all day and eat pills every day.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Davidson identified a scary turning point.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't feel high.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I felt high when I wasn't doing it, so I was like, this is a huge problem.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This downward spiral occurred after he left SNL, and shortly after filming his autobiographical series, Bupcus.
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[SPEAKER_00]: An emotional facetime call from his mother prompted him to seek treatment.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He shared, she told me her biggest fear was waking up one day, to see on the news that something bad had happened to me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Deciding to make a change, he checked into rehab and walked away from Bupcus, despite a second season being ordered.
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[SPEAKER_00]: David's innoted, when I turned 30, it was a real low point.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Nothing much was going on with my career.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He credits fatherhood with helping him stay sober, expressing a newfound commitment to his son, Scotty Rose.