(CNN) — Demi Lovato will seek drug abuse treatment following her hospitalization for an overdose, a source close to Lovato tells CNN. The singer and actress has been surrounded by family and friends at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since she was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The same source told CNN she will be released “soon.” This will not be the first time Lovato has sought professional help for substance abuse. She previously entered rehab in 2010. Earlier this week, Lovato’s representative released a statement saying she was “awake and with her family.” “Demi is awake and with her family, who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support,” said the statement from Lovato’s representative. “Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation as her health and recovery is the most important thing right now.” Lovato has been open about her struggles with an addiction to cocaine and alcohol, as well as mental health issues and an eating disorder. “You just have to take it one day at a time; some days are easier than others and some days you forget about drinking and using, but for me, I work on my physical health, which is important, but my mental health as well,” Lovato said, adding that she was seeing her therapist twice a week. “I make sure I stay on my medications. I go to AA meetings. I do what I can physically in the gym. I make it a priority.” In the hours after news of her hospitalization broke, fans of the singer took to social media with the hashtag, #HowDemiHasHelpedMe to talk about how she and her music have helped them with their own struggles. Lovato released a single in June called, “Sober” in which she revealed she had relapsed after six years of sobriety. “I’m sorry for the fans I lost who watched me fall again,” Lovato sings on the track. “I want to be a role model but I’m only human. I’m sorry that I’m here again. I promise I’ll get help.” Lovato has been touring and promoting her music in recent months. She last performed July 22 at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, California. CNN has reached out to Lovato’s representative for comment<doc-sep>Demi Lovato just spoke out for the first time since her overdose late last month. The singer posted a personal note to her Instagram page, thanking her family, friends and fans for their support. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I've learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet." "I want to thank God for keeping me alive and well. To my fans, I am forever grateful for all of your love and support throughout this past week and beyond. Your positive thoughts and prayers have helped me navigate through this difficult time." "I want to thank my family, my team, and the staff of Cedars-Sinai who have been by my side this entire time. Without them I wouldn't be here writing this letter to all of you." "I now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery. The love you have all shown me will never be forgotten and I look forward to the day where I can say I came out on the other side. I will keep fighting." This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. She signed the note personally. The singer will reportedly enter rehab immediately upon her release from Cedars-Sinai hospital. Emma Baty Emma Baty is the Associate Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan who focuses on movies and TV. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>LOS ANGELES -- Fire officials have released redacted audio of a 911 call that led to Demi Lovato's hospitalization earlier this week. In the four-and-a-half-minute call, the caller requests that paramedics do not use their sirens while approaching the house, asking, "No sirens, please, right?" The caller says she and her friends had hoped to wave down emergency personnel instead. The dispatcher tells the woman he doesn't have any control over that, and adds that "this is definitely a medical emergency for her." He says paramedics have to get to the home as fast as possible. The 911 call does not include details of what led to paramedics to transport Lovato to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday. Multiple outlets, including TMZ and People, have reported it was because of an overdose. Lovato's publicist did not immediately return a message Thursday about the call or an update on Lovato's condition. Lovato has reportedly agreed to enter drug rehab after an apparent overdose and Entertainment Tonight says Lovato's mother has been with her the whole time. An ET source says the 25-year-old singer has been telling her family she can get sober on her own. Earlier, a source said Lovato was dating someone her family wanted her to stay away from, reports "Entertainment Tonight" co-host Kevin Frazier. A source said Lovato's family is now focused on providing a clean, safe place for the singer to heal. Lovato's friends reportedly used the medication Naloxone, sometimes referred to as Narcan, which can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses to treat the pop star after she was found unresponsive at her home.<doc-sep>
Nearly two weeks after she was rushed to the hospital for a drug overdose, Demi Lovato has been released and is heading to a rehab center to get further treatment. Demi Lovato, 25, was released from the hospital on Aug. 4, 11 days after she was rushed to the medical center due to a drug overdose, according to TMZ. The singer, who was staying at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for a week and a half, will reportedly now head to a rehab facility outside of the city. The 25-year-old reportedly took a private plane to her rehab facility, as it is not in California. She is expected to stay there for an “extended period of time” to treat her addiction. Demi first checked into the hospital on July 24, after friends called 911 upon finding her unconscious in her Hollywood Hills home. While in the hospital, Demi reportedly completed a Detox, but was “itching to go home” throughout her stay. She also initially struggled with the decision of what to do upon her release. “She is feeling better and wants to go home but her team is encouraging her to go directly to a private out-of-state rehab where she can get the professional help that she needs,” a source close to the singer told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “Demi is still very upset about what she has just been through, is coming to terms with what has happened, and what she needs to do now to get well.” However, Demi eventually changed her mind and made the decision to get help. She broke her silence about the hospitalization and relapse in an Instagram post on Aug. 5. “This illness is not something that disappears or fades with time,” she explained. “It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet. I want to thank God for keeping me alive and well. To my fans, I am forever grateful for all of your love and support throughout this past week and beyond.” During her stay at Cedars-Sinai, Demi was showered with plenty of support. Most notably, her ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, 38, was quick to rush to her bedside. After spending six years dating the star, it was no surprise that he would be there to support his former love. We can only imagine how happy Demi was to see the familiar face, as she has been completely candid about her intense love for him. “We connected on a level that I’ve never connected with anybody before. He was just my rock. My everything,” she said in her 2017 documentary, Simply Complicated. “Like, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to meet anybody that compares to him, but I’m trying to keep an open heart and open mind when it comes to that.”