Eminem 2013: Rapper Comes Out About Drug Addiction in Wake of New Album

The upcoming documentary "How To Make Money Selling Drugs" has a lot of guest stars discussing the subject, but perhaps no name bigger than Eminem. The Matthew Cooke-directed film will feature Eminem giving his most in-depth interview on how he broke away from his addiction to painkilling drugs.

The rapper's struggle with addiction isn't new news; his previous two albums "Relapse" and "Recovery" deal with the issue as well. But in "How To Make Money," Eminem details just how bad his addiction became and how he nearly ended up dead. 

 "I don't know at what point exactly it started to be a problem," he says during the filmed interview. "I just remember liking it more and more. People tried to tell me that I had a problem. I would say, 'Get that f-----g person outta here. I can't believe they said that s--- to me. I'm not out there shooting heroin. I'm not f-----g out there putting coke up my nose. I'm not smoking crack."

The interview reaches a zenith when Eminem discusses how near he came to death during his struggles. He began mixing medications, an act that eventually led to an overdose. The rapper was rushed to a Detroit hospital when his organs began failing. A month after being released from the hospital, the Eminem experienced a relapse. 

The rapper finally got his life together but opted not to enter a high-profile rehabilitation program to stay out of the spotlight. His no-holds-barred personal detox was a strenuous process. According to Eminem, he spent nearly three weeks without sleep because of his body's resistance.

"How To Make Money Selling Drugs" will feature interviews with other rappers including 50 Cent, as well as other celebrity figures such as Woody Harrelson and Russell Simmons.