THREE years since he completed his last rehabilitation program for substance abuse in Batangas, JM De Guzman shared an emotional post on his Instagram account last Aug. 25, recalling how his family intervened to get him back into the program after his relapse in 2016.
“Six years ago, I was sleeping in a hotel room. Five or six huge guys woke me up. They had access [to] my room, pinned my head, elbows, knees, and chest while I watch[ed] the other guy inject something [into] my right shoulder. I felt weak in an instant. They carried me, took me out of the hotel in a stretcher. Outside the hotel. I see in my peripheral my aunt, mom crying like someone died. I cried, too, and shouted, don’t let them take me. Fell asleep for three days inside the aero med van. Woke up alone in a small room with steel bars. Stayed there for a month. Then transferred me to rehab and stayed there for two years. This is because I relapsed after a one-month basement and one year stretch in my first rehab,” De Guzman wrote.
The 32-year-old actor also admitted he is moving forward after going through that unforgettable experience.
“This haunts me everyday. For years I suffered. I was imprisoned by pain and hate. Patched it up with a drug that made me lose everything I love,” he said.
In his interview with Korina Sanchez on Rated K after rehab, JM talked about starting his journey with drugs. It began when he was 18 years old.
“Akala ko makakatulong siya sa akin as a person, as an actor at first, but nung nag-rehab ako nahukay sa akin na I have issues since I was a kid na like I was bullied. So wala na akong self-esteem or confidence at that time. Taking drugs gives me power,” said De Guzman.
JM also received numerous comments of love and support from his friends in showbiz like Baron Geisler, Meg Imperial, Tom Rodriguez, Max Collins, Dianne Medina, Maxene Magalona, and director Theodore Boborol.(Push)
