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Lamar Odom Finishes 30-Day Rehab, Says Offseason 'Cocaine Summers' Cost Him Hall of Fame

He says the voluntary stint was a preventive reset to keep marijuana use from escalating to harder drugs.

Overview

  • Odom checked out of iRely Recovery in Los Angeles after a 30-day program he entered voluntarily to quit marijuana.
  • He was arrested Jan. 17 in Las Vegas on suspicion of DUI and cited for speeding and an improper lane change, with police noting a strong odor of marijuana; the case remains pending.
  • On the Cousins podcast with Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, he admitted using cocaine in offseasons, said it hurt his legacy, and traced his substance use to his teens after his mother’s death and his father’s heroin addiction.
  • He says he has been off cocaine for about two years but acknowledged marijuana use, which his manager said he sought to stop to avoid relapse to harder substances.
  • With a Netflix Untold documentary set for March 31, multiple outlets report he is sharing his recovery story, and TMZ reports he is exploring a wellness search platform called HealLO.co.