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Eminem's battle with pills, overdose and weight as he reaches 12-years sobriety

Eminem [Photo: Getty]

Eminem celebrated 12-years of sobriety last month but before he tackled his tricky relationship with drugs he was popping 90 pills a day.

The hitmaker, 47, was also severely overweight at the peak of his addiction and has admitted that he weighed close to 230 pounds as a result of overeating - after prescription drugs left him with a hole in his stomach.

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