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Eminem opened up about his near-fatal overdose in the new documentary STANS

In the film, Eminem recalled crying after he learned he missed his daughter's guitar recital due to the overdose

The rapper has been sober since April 2008

Eminem got candid about a life-changing experience.

In 2007, the "Mockingbird" rapper experienced a near-fatal overdose — and he opened up about it in his new documentary, STANS , which hit theaters on Thursday, Aug. 7.

"I got into this viscous cycle of, 'I'm depressed so I need more pills' and then your tolerance gets so high you end up overdosing," Eminem, 52, says in the film.

He continued: “I woke up in the hospital and I didn’t how what the f--- happened. It seemed like I fell asleep, and I woke up with tubes in me and s---. I wa

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