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Elijah Blue Allman — the son of Cher and her late ex-husband Greg Allman — has been hospitalized in Joshua Tree, California.
Multiple outlets are reporting that Allman suffered a drug overdose, but it’s unclear what drugs he took or what condition he’s in currently.
According to the New York Post, Allman is “fortunate to have survived the incident.”
Cher rushes to son’s side following overdose
Insiders say Cher has rushed to Elijah’s aid and is currently focused on “her son’s well-being” and “doing everything she can to get him the help he needs.”
News of Allman’s health crisis comes about months after his mother applied for a conservatorship, telling the court that her son suffered from “severe mental health and substance abuse issues.”
“Any funds distributed to Elijah will immediately be spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself, and putting Elijah’s life at risk,” Cher said at the time.
She later withdrew her petition for a conservatorship.
Elijah Blue Allman’s history of substance abuse
Elijah’s father, rock legend Gregg Allman, battled addiction throughout his life before passing away in 2017 at the age of 69.
In a 2014 interview, Elijah opened up about his own struggles with substance abuse.
“I started with drugs around the same time that we all did, around eleven. I mean it’s just what you did, it’s just what everybody did,” he told Entertainment Tonight.
“I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past, and that’s when you turn to those kind of drugs, you know heroin and opiates,” he said.
“[Heroin] kind of saved me … If I didn’t have that at that point, I don’t know what I would have done …You may jump off a bridge. If you can only just go through that time period and live through it and then get help.”
In the same interview, Elijah admitted that he’d come close to overdosing on more than one occasion.
“I did have some close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality … I always kind of kept it a little bit safe but you never can do that,” he said.
“Even though you think that in your mind, of course the wrong things can happen. The wrong combination of things can happen and you can just slip into the abyss. I knew it was wrong and I knew that I was very unsatisfied with life at that point.”
Just last month, photos of Elijah looking disheveled outside of famed LA hotel the Chateau Marmont sparked concern among fans.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Elijah Blue Allman: Cher’s Son Rushed to Hospital Following Overdose was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.