Demi Lovato says she was denied treatment a year before drug overdose: ‘You’re not sick enough’

The 30-year-old singer was a guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday where she opened up about her history with mental illness, eating disorders and substance abuse, tracing it all back to when she began to struggle as a young teen. Although she's been in treatment for these issues numerous times — and has shared that information with the public — Lovato revealed that it was more difficult to get the help that she needed when she was being managed by the wrong people.

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