“I was off the walls.”
After he missed a band rehearsal, McLean’s fellow band members caught on to his substance usage.
“They basically broke into my house,” he recalled to “GMA.”
“They dumped ice water on me while I was passed out in my bed.”
McLean has shared that he abused alcohol, cocaine, and Xanax, perET Online.
The musician has been to rehab multiple times.
“It was always back and forth,” he said on the podcast.
But everything changed for the international pop star after something his younger daughter said to him.
“It’s the greatest gift in the world,” he toldET Onlinein March 2019.
McLean has two daughters: Ava, 8, and Lyric, 4.
And his younger daughter inspired him to seek help.
Before his flight, McLean “mapped out” his plans to drink and party.
And when he did arrive, his younger daughter smelled alcohol on him.
And when she said that to me, that was it.
I felt disgusting."
The following day, he sought treatment.
“This is the clearest I’ve ever been,” McLean said to People.
“I’m floating high naturally.
Without those three things, I wouldn’t be here.”
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
