Overview
- Eminem shared a photo on Instagram of a sobriety medallion and captioned it “XVIII🏅,” signaling 18 years without drugs or alcohol.
- The chip in his hand shows the Roman numeral XVIII and engravings including “to thine own self be true” and “unity, service, recovery.”
- Promiflash identified the medallion as a Narcotics Anonymous chip, while DER SPIEGEL noted language commonly used in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- His half-brother Nathan Mathers responded on Instagram with a public note of support that read, “Proud of you, big brother.”
- Eminem has said he nearly died in 2007 after taking pills later found to be methadone, sought professional help in 2008, and had previously described heavy use of Vicodin, Valium, Ambien and other drugs.