Opera singers and drug overuse

Opera singers also overuse and abuse medications to cope and recover from performances:

Singers often overuse steroids in the form of cortisone to control inflamed vocal cords “” sometimes in amounts that can permanently impair their abilities, say performers and their doctors. Others drink too much. Still others snort cocaine, according to insiders.

Inability to cope sometimes turns into tragedy “” as in the case of American tenor Jerry Hadley, who killed himself last month after what friends said was a prolonged bout of depression and reported financial and drinking problems.

(via Medpundit)

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