Demi Lovato will speak openly about her overdose in the YouTube documentary series Dancing With The Devil

Demi Lovato will speak openly about her near-fatal overdose and ongoing struggle with addiction in her next documentary series, Dancing With The Devil.

The candid four-part series will premiere for free on the 28-year-old pop star’s YouTube channel, with two full episodes on March 23.

“It has been two years since I came face to face with the darkest point of my life, and now I am ready to share my story with the world,” Lovato said in a press release on Wednesday.

“For the first time, you will be able to see my chronicle of struggle and ongoing healing from my point of view.

“I am grateful to have made this journey to face my past head-on and finally share it with the world,” concluded Demi.

The final two episodes of Dancing With The Devil will be ‘released weekly on each of the next two Tuesdays’, according to Rolling Stone.

Director Michael D. Ratner explained that filming for Dancing With The Devil began in 2018 during Lovato’s Tell Me You Love Me world tour, which ended abruptly in July of that year.

On July 24, just two days before taking the stage in New Jersey, Demi was transported to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an opioid overdose.

The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to Rolling Stone that it ‘responded to an emergency medical call at 11:22 am’ at Lovato’s Hollywood Hills home.

A source told TMZ that when paramedics arrived at Demi’s residence, they entered, where they found the unconscious star.

Paramedics at the scene administered naloxone, which is a drug designed to treat narcotics overdoses, before taking Lovato to a nearby hospital, according to NBC.

TMZ also reported at the time that the Sonny With A Chance actress was “celebrating a friend’s birthday in West Hollywood” the night before her near-fatal overdose.

Lovato’s representatives released a statement to Variety on July 25, confirming that Demi did not succumb to the overdose and that she was surrounded by her closest loved ones, presumably in the hospital.

“Demi is awake and with her family who wants to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support,” she began.

The statement also suggested that ‘some of the information reported [was] incorrect ”, which was a direct reference to allegations that suggested that Demi had overdosed on heroin.

“They respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation, since health and recovery are the most important thing at the moment.”

A month before her overdose, the Disney Channel student launched her emotional ballad Sober, which featured lyrics suggesting she had relapsed.

In March of that year, Demi had celebrated six years of sobriety, after years of admitted consumption of alcohol and cocaine.

Demi’s four-part documentaries, Dancing With The Devil, promise ‘an honest look back at some of the most difficult moments in Lovato’s life as she unearths her past traumas and discovers the importance of her physical, emotional and mental health.’

In his own statement, Ratner praised Lovato’s “willingness to explore the darkest elements of her life” and that her honest rawness “will leave the audience with a complete understanding of everything she has been through and ultimately where she is going.

“Demi represents empowerment, and this documentary will answer many questions that have emerged – providing a real window into the life of one of the biggest stars in the world, who is simply a human being,” he concluded.

Lovato proudly announced Dancing With The Devil on his official Instagram page on Tuesday, writing: ‘There has been so much I wanted to say, but I knew I had to say it right.’

It included a static image of herself with a stoic expression that was taken during the confessional part of the documentary series.

Demi continued, ‘Thank you to my family, friends and fans for staying with me over the years as I learn and grow. I am very excited to finally share with you this story that I have kept for the past 2 years. #DemiDWTD coming soon! ‘

While the documentary series should give fans a clear understanding of Demi’s ongoing struggle with addiction and mental health, the star offered some tips during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres last year.

She told the 62-year-old talk show host that she sobered up when [she] was 19, an age that [she] I shouldn’t be drinking anything. ‘

“I had the help I needed at the time and I took a one-size-fits-all approach and that was just sobriety,” Lovato explained, adding that his continued eating disorder made the experience even more complex.

‘It made me very, very unhappy … I asked for help, but I didn’t get the help I needed.’

Demi admitted that although she was’ six years sober ‘in March 2018, she’ was more unhappy than when [she] was drinking. ‘