“I lost weight due to dr.ug addiction” – Timaya
Timaya, a well-known dancehall artist, has revealed his struggle with heroin addiction, spanning several years. He mentioned that he first encountered drugs during the COVID-19 lockdown and found himself using them so frequently that he experienced weight loss due to lack of appetite.
During a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, the ‘Dem Mama’ singer admitted that his initial encounter with illicit substances resulted in him losing all the money he had in his pocket.
Timaya acknowledged his past drug use, emphasizing that breaking free from addiction was an arduous battle. He reflected on the challenges he faced, stating, “I am not a saint. I have done drugs.”
Everybody was home and there are those young guys in my house who are always so happy. And I was like, ‘Bro, how are you guys happier than me, I am the boss I got money? What are you guys on?’ And they told me that they got molly.
When I took it, I did not understand myself. I was so happy that I dashed all the money in my pocket. So I wanted to just keep feeling like that. That was how I lost a lot of weight. I was not eating, I was just happy? How you go just want dey happy?
You are supposed to first of all, be happy naturally. But when you now need substance to make you happy, it replaces the natural happiness.
So you have to be buying happiness. When I said I was taking molly, I was taking like three pills everyday and it felt like medication [laughs].”
