N-DUBZ STAR TULISA SUFFERS DRUG-INDUCED HEART PROBLEMS
TULA ‘TULISA’ CONTOSTAVLOS has been left with an ongoing heart condition after taking excessive amounts of drugs in her youth.
The British hip-hop star admits she began smoking marijuana when she wa s a child and only stopped at the age of 14 after a frightening medical e mergency landed her in hospital.
She says, "As a young teenager I’d be getting messy (taking drugs) ever y weekend. I’ve never stopped drinking, but I stopped smoking weed when I was 14 as I started getting heart palpitations and panic attacks. One da y I fell to the floor, started frothing at the mouth and blacked out. I w oke up in an ambulance and never smoked weed again." And the singer admits her drug-taking has left her with ongoing health issues, adding, "I’ve been left with heart palpitations and panic attacks to this day as a result of smoking (weed). So let that be a warning to y ou. You never know how drugs will affect you. In my opinion, stay away."
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