is 'grateful' to the Kardashians for intervening during the depths of his substance abuse.
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Lamar Odom: Kris Jenner Sent Me to Rehab
Lamar Odom is 'grateful' to the Kardashians for intervening during the depths of his substance abuse. Odom's fairytale romance to Khloe Kardashian thrust him to...
Odom's fairytale romance to thrust him to a whole new level of fame in 2009, but the image was shattered when it emerged he was publicly battling a drug addition.
n 2015 following a near-fatal overdose and their marriage ended the following year.
Now Odom, 46, is candidly sharing more about this dark chapter.
In an interview on the show, Nothing's Off The Table with Louis Ruggiero, Odom revealed he was also taken to rehab by his then mother-in-law after she found him 'f**ked up' in another woman's home.
Odom was doing cocaine at the woman's house but was interrupted by the sound of Jenner calling him by his nickname, 'Lammy.'
Lamar Odom is 'grateful' to the Kardashians for intervening during the depths of his drug addiction
Odom revealed more about the substance abuse struggles he endured during an appearance on Nothing's Off The Table with Louis Ruggiero
Odom credited his then-wife for taking him to rehab after he got 'f**ked up' during a trip to Big Bear with the woman.
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'My first stint in rehab was because she [Khloe] took me to the rehab,' he recalled. 'My f**king dumbass, I'm hanging out with this girl, and this is while I'm married.
'This is how you know the addict brain is f***ing works bananas. I'm married to her and whatever. I know this girl, and girl's like, "Let's go up to Big Bear."
Odom was also taken to rehab after he attempted to travel to Big Bear with another woman during his marriage to Khloe; the then-couple pictured 2016
'I just see a head come around the corner, and the lady says, "Lammy," and it was their mother,' he said/
'I remember I was f**ked up,' he recollected.
Outside, six SUVs were ready to take him to rehab - 'no questions asked', Lamar recalled.
'They took me right to San Diego, there was like six SUVs outside,' he said.
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'They were trying to protect me,' Odom said, adding they were also trying to shield the 'brand.'
While in treatment, Odom used a pseudonym that he acknowledged was useless due to his celebrity.
'At the rehab, my name was Joseph,' he said. 'But everyone know the f**k I am.'
Lamar and Khloe married in 2009 after just 30 days of knowing one another. They ultimately split in 2013, with their divorce being finalized on December 9, 2016
Now Odom is appreciative of the Kardashians for getting him help.
'My heart was just broken and getting stronger at the same time. I'm grateful for that family for trying to take care of me as best as they can,' he said. 'No bulls**t.'
The dark chapter was revisited in the Netflix docuseries Untold, The Death & Life of Lamar Odom, which was released in March and features interviews with Khloe and Odom.
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Lamar and Khloe married in 2009 after just 30 days of knowing one another.
The couple's publicized marriage was even part of a show called Khloe & Lamar in 2011 before it was canceled a year later because it had 'worn down' the basketball star.
Two years later, in 2013, after months of speculated separation, Khloe filed for divorce and for legal restoration of her last name.
The divorce was signed by both parties in July 2015 but did not receive final approval from a judge before being dismissed by request in October 2015, the same month that Lamar was found comatose in a Nevada brothel.
Lamar, pictured with the Kardashian-Jenner family in 2011, says he is 'grateful' to them for helping him get better
The ex-NBA player was hooked on life support at a Las Vegas hospital and only regained consciousness three days later.
He was eventually transferred to a LA hospital and Khloe decided to withdraw her request for divorce, citing that she wanted to support her estranged husband in making medical decisions during his recovery.
Lamar fully recuperated from the near fatal overdose three months later, in January 2016, before Khloe filed for divorce again in May of that year. Their separation was finalized in December 2016.
In you have been affected by this story in the UK you can contact drug helpline FRANK 0300 123 6600 for confidential advice.
In the US contact Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline on 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
