Singer Demi Lovato says 2018 overdose led to three strokes, heart attack and some brain damage

Demi Lovato reveals publicly for the first time details about her near-fatal drug overdose in 2018 in 'Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil', a four-part docuseries debuting March 23, 2021, on YouTube Originals. Photo: AP

Pop star Demi Lovato said she had three strokes and a heart attack when she was hospitalised for a drug overdose in 2018, and was also left with some brain damage.

Lovato, 28, was promoting a new documentary on Wednesday (Feb 17) that she said would give full details of the widely-publicised overdose that almost killed her.