Truly a dark period

Pop singer Justin Bieber has got real about his past substance use. In a new episode of his YouTube documentary series Seasons, Bieber opened up about how the lack of reliability and accountability from his parents contributed to his “dark period” of being addicted to weed and drugs.

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The episode titled The Dark Season began with Bieber confessing about the first time he got to taste weed. “The first time I smoked weed was in my backyard here – got super-stoned,” he confided in the instalment, which is cautioned for containing “raw and honest discussions about addiction and anxiety.” He said: “And then I realised I liked weed a lot. That’s when my desire to smoke weed started, and then I started smoking weed for a while. And then started getting really dependent on it, and that’s when I realised that I had to stop. I don’t think it’s bad. It’s just that for me, it can be a dependency.” Yet, he went on to drink lean, take pills, do Molly and try Shrooms.

Tough times

When discussing further about the turbulent period in his life, he said: “I never had that security in a family, never had that consistency. I never had the reliability and accountability and all these things that make you understand the way the world works… started valuing the wrong things in this business. The truth is, I never had the tools. My parents never gave me those tools to be a good team player.” — IANS