Aaron Carter Claimed He Suffered 'Over 100 Seizures' From Huffing Addiction In Interview Before Death

12.11.2022 - 00:57 / perezhilton.com

Just weeks before his death, Aaron Carter opened up about the challenges he’d faced with addiction in the final years of his all-too-short life.

As we’ve been reporting, the popular singer was found dead at his home in Lancaster, California last Saturday morning. While the cause of his death has not yet been revealed, authorities reportedly found cans of compressed air and prescription pills at the scene.

Of course, the Aaron’s Party singer has been open in the past about struggling with drug abuse issues and addiction. And in a recently-resurfaced interview given less than two months before his death, Aaron made some statements about what that addiction had done in his life.

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The That’s How I Beat Shaq singer spoke to The US Sun about his life back in September. In the conversation, Aaron admitted to suffering “over one hundred seizures” from huffing “duster” during his life. Duster is a term referencing the compressed air of office and kitchen cleaning supplies that, when ingested or “huffed,” can give the user a euphoric feeling. It also is known to cause hallucinations. Plus, prolonged use can disrupt the heart’s normal rhythm. Even worse, huffing is damaging to the user’s brain. Summed up, it can lead to significant health problems, and even sudden death.

Aaron addressed the unwanted aspects of the addiction in the September interview. Explaining what he’d gone through with the brutal habit, and revealing how he was being medicated to off-set side effects in his brain, the I Want Candy singer stated:

Whoa…

He was tragically optimistic in that interview, too. The former child star alleged he’d been “five years sober” from drugs. Friends have