by Sun Meilan

Created on: January 26, 2012

2011 was not a great year for Demi Moore. After announcing the end of her six year marriage to Ashton Kutcher, her health appeared to suffer quite drastically and she was photographed looking increasingly frail and sick. So far, 2012 hasn’t turned out to be too good for her either. The 49 year old was rushed to hospital on Monday night after inhaling nitrous oxide in the form of whip-its, an inhalant generally used by young people to get high. A friend of hers was on the scene at the time and was able to tell paramedics what Demi was doing when she collapsed following a seizure. 

Following her entry into hospital, it has been bandied about in the press that Demi is seeking professional help for substance abuse and anorexia. Her publicist has claimed that it is for exhaustion. Whatever the basis for her ill health, it is clear that she needs to seek attention; her recent photographs have shown that. Although the split with Ashton Kutcher happened last November, it seems that the problems started some time before that and all the stress has now taken its toll on her body.

According to various reports, Demi Moore has had problems with prescription drugs for quite some time and this was one of the reasons for her break-up with Ashton. He had asked her several times to get to grips with her addiction and she had either been unable to, or refused. In the end, it all became too much for him and at least contributed to the split.

This is not the first time that Demi has had a problem with drugs and alcohol – in the 1980s she had to go into rehab to deal with her issues before the filming of St Elmo’s Fire. Since then, she has stopped drinking alcohol and sticks to water and energy drinks instead. However, in recent years there has been concern about her behaviour at social occasions and she has been accused of embarrassing Ashton by dancing on tables and being verbally abusive. Whether this behaviour was linked to drugs or not is hard to say, but in light of recent events, it seems likely. 

Unfortunately, Ashton seems less than willing to offer his ex-lover any help with her current problems. According to a Daily Mail article citing Hollywoodlife.com, Demi’s daughter, Rumer, has sought his help several times recently, but he has not done anything to help. Nor did he seem to want to rush to Demi’s side; when asked about her health while on his way out of a nightclub in Sao Paulo, he refused to answer. Bearing in mind that the couple has now split and Ashton seems to be moving on with his life, his reluctance to become involved is perhaps not surprising, even if his indifference does seem rather harsh.

Demi has had to pull out of her next film project, a role in ‘Lovelace.’ She needs to concentrate on her health and get back on her feet before she can deal with the pressure of work. In many ways, this hospitalization may be exactly what she needs. Dealing with stress, depression and addiction alone is rarely easy and now that everything is out in the open, she will be able to get the medical help she requires. After a period of rest, she should be back to her usual vivacious and hopefully much curvier self. 

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