BREAKING NEWS Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman, 48, is RUSHED to hospital after overdose
Cher 's troubled son Elijah Blue Allman reportedly overdosed in Southern California over the weekend.
A source revealed to TMZ that the legendary performer's youngest child, 48, who she shared with the late Gregg Allman, 'was rushed to the hospital in Joshua Tree, California, after overdosing earlier Saturday morning.'
The outlet also reported that it is unknown 'what drugs he was using' and that he is 'receiving the best care possible.'
The insider added Allman is 'very lucky to have survived.'
At this time, his mother is focused on 'doing everything she can to get him the help he needs' and only concerned for her son's well-being.
Back in 2014, Allman revealed he began using drugs, like weed and ecstasy, at just 11 and detailed some close calls when it came to overdosing.
'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 told ET. '[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.'
Allman also revealed he had '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 explained. '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.'
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