If You Can Believe It, Nick Carter Had a Drug and Alcohol Problem
February 5th, 2009 by Evil Beet
You know, I gotta admit, he does look 100% better now that he’s healthy and not fat and yelling all the time. He was looking way gross toward the end there.
I wonder if the newly single Paris Hilton will be knocking on his doorstep again.
After 10 years of struggling with alcohol and drugs, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter knew he had a problem. But nothing could make him stop for more than a few months at a time – not a DUI, a bar brawl, or even his ballooning weight, which reached 224 lbs.
After experiencing mild chest discomfort and fatigue on while on tour with his band in Europe last spring, Carter scheduled a series of tests with a Florida cardiologist.
But the night before his results were due back, Carter, 29, fell into a familiar routine: “I went out and just went nuts,” Carter tells PEOPLE in its new issue. “I drank so much and I did a bunch of blow. I felt like I was trying to kill myself – because I didn’t want to get the results.”
The years of abusing his body led to a shocking diagnosis: cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscle that, in extreme cases, can require a transplant or lead to sudden death.
Faced with the realization that his life depended on getting sober, Carter made a decision: “I don’t want to die,” he says. “I don’t want to be that person people read about and think, ‘That’s sad that he couldn’t stop it and killed himself.’”
After a few slips early on – and some blunt talk from his cardiologist – Carter sobered up and got healthy. At 167 lbs., he’s now in the best shape of his life.
Today, says Carter, life is “awesome.”
Aww, ya know, I don’t even feel like talking shit. This is great news for Nick, and I like that he got sober without making a huge public deal about it. I’ve long felt that an addiction to fame goes hand-in-hand with an addiction to drugs for these people, and when they have a PR field day with their sobriety, it’s not very likely to stick. I hope he continues to live a healthy life and is able to set a positive example for his fans.
But 167 pounds? Is kind of small for a guy for my tastes. Sure, he’s cut, but put on some weight, Nick! I like my men BIG.
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I’ve always loved this guy.
Oh I like em’ big too beet…………:-D
i never used to think Nick Carter was hot, but damn. he is smokin now. and i love his tattoo. well, i just love tattoos on guys in general.
but good for him. i’m glad he’s sobered up.
mmm Nick was always my favourite. He looks the best he’s ever looked!
I’d eat a meal off him… who ever the hell he is.
ha ha
backstreet boys!!!!!!!!!!
Nick Carter was my first crush. I saw BSB in concert when I was 13 and cried my eyes out with joy because I was in the same room as Nick. haha
Anyways he is looking fiiiine, and I sort of hope him and Paris hook up again cuz that would be super fun.
I always liked AJ except for the fact that he painted his nails black.
Aj was the best!
he still is
god damn *licks lips*
omg I totally forgot he use to date Paris Hilton! -___-
holy crap, i want to see more! he’s looking really fucking good. ;)
Maybe he is a hobbit–like most men in Hollywood.
right? he is probably like 5′7″
omg i looked at the picture really quick and it looked like he was missing an arm . Lmao .
I have always loved the BSB and always thought Nick was a hottie until his show came on. And then i started to think he was a big loser. But good for him turning his life around.
I think her name is dumb. I want to say Izla, but I know that it’s pronounced I-la. Dumb. Lose the s.
Woops, I left this in the wrong section. Now I am dumb.
I have no brains; I have no brains.
I thought it was pronounced Izla…. so I guess I am dumb too :)
tHAT WAS CUTE AND FUNNY jEN :)
Damn, he looks great. Good for him.
I watched his TV show and his whole family is soo f*cked up-he’s lucky he made it out alive.
the carter family reality show failed. the backstreet boys reunion failed. his extremely annoying relationship with paris hilton failed. how else is nick going to get back in the spotlight but pretend to have seen the error in his ways? snore.
Shouldn’t admit it but I had a big crush on Aaron Carter. I still think he’s cuter.
ewwwww
He looks hot.
I used to have the biggest crush on him, it was in hibernation until now…
Wow he does look hot I always thought he was the cutest of all the boy banders:)
i hope he does commit on being sober, thank god he got the help instead of being found dead in a hotel room or on stage
why is he looking at me like he wants to kill me?
i love you Nick Carter i want to be with you your so sexy and hoy
yo adoro a Nick Narter y soy su fiel seguidora desde sus inicios piensi que es un cantante extraordinario y es el mejor que puede existir nadie puede superarlo…..
Nick carter es lo mejor que me ha pasado en el mundo es un buen cantante y lo valoro mucho es encantador.
wow!
wowowowowowowowow!!!!!!!!! confirmado le doy!
Yes, SOOO hot! I was wanna the retarded girls when I was 13 who thought I was gonna grow up and marry him! lol But anyways, he’s not a hobbit, he’s like 6′0″ or 6′1″. So yes, he must be quite thin now!
Ok I guess I’m still retarded for actually making the typo “wanna” as “one of”…I’ve lived in the South for too long now lol
hi nick carter my name is Sarah nick Carter i love You alot.
nick Carter your cute,
nick Carter your cute.
hi nick carter my name is Sarah nick Carter i love You alot and your cute.
Beauty and the Beast *beLLe*
LOVE YOU NICK!! i am>!!