American rapper and actor, Shad Gregory Moss, better known as Bow Wow, has opened up about his previous drug addictions.
In a series of Twitter posts, the 31-year-old rapper advised his younger followers to stay away from drugs and admitted to using lean — a combination of promethazine and codeine-based cough syrup every day.
“To the youth- Stop with these dumb ass drugs. I’m going to let something out. When I and Omarion worked on FACE OFF album. I was high off lean every day! When yall saw me on BET going off on torae I was high off lean. My attitude everything changed. My fans started to”, Bow Wow said.
He lamented how the drugs made his attitude change adding that the whole time he was on the UCP tour with Chris he was taking a high dose of the drugs.
The “let me hold you” crooner said he once came off stage, passed out and woke up in the hospital because he was having withdraws.
“Turn on me my family too. I never promoted lean in my songs. The whole time I was on the UCP tour with Chris I WAS SIPPING 4’s at least 7 times a day. I was addicted until our show in Cincinnati… I came off stage and passed out woke up in the hospital I was having withdraws.
“I never felt a pain like that ever. It was summer but I was walking around with 3 hoodies on because I was so cold. I missed the Chicago show of that tour Baltimore show BECAUSE I WAS FUCKING HIGH AND SICK!!!! that shit is not cool and I was doing it to be cool!” he said.
He further advised people to fight their drug addictions adding that youths have to be saved from the rampant untimely deaths.
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Bow Wow also urged parents and guardians to watch their children closely because drug-free life is the best way to live.
The rapper also asked young music artiste not to break the cycle of being high on drugs.
“Kick that shit! Be a good son or daughter. Be the best you. Ima start being more vocal. We gotta save the youth from going out early. Parents watch your kids. Explain to them. We want yall to live man. I almost died fucking with syrup. To this day it affected my stomach will.
“Never be the same and it hasn’t been. DRUG-FREE IS THE WAY TO BE! smarten up tighten up out here. We can’t lose no more of you. Not one! I love all yall. The young artist all the kids around the world… don’t follow a trend. Break the cycle. PEACE
“Go back and watch the face off show BET gave us! Look how dumb I looked. My ranting I was angry every day. They try to protect the truth by saying I was dehydrated… nawww bro. I WAS HIGH OFF PROMETHAZINE CODEINE! Actavis. SAY NO TO THESE DRUGS,” Bow wow added.
Bow Wow’s thread of tweets comes just three days after a 26-year-old singer, Mac Miller, died from an apparent drug overdose on Friday, September 7, 2018.
According to TMZ, the publication states officials confirmed the Self Care rapper, who previously dated Ariana Grande, was found at his home in San Fernando Valley home.
He was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene.
