DMX gave everybody quite a scare after he was found unconscious and in dire condition in the parking lot of a Ramada Inn in Yonkers. According to TMZ, X was not breathing and had no pulse when police arrived on the scene and began administering CPR. The emergency procedure apparently worked, because he was revived and is now said to be in stable condition. Descriptions of his episode and witness accounts have lead some to speculate that he overdosed on drugs, but his camp rejects that explanation, saying he simply suffered an asthma attack and couldn’t get to his inhaler in time.
X does in fact suffer from asthma but he also has an extensive and well documented history with drug use, so really either explanation is plausible. According to a report from The Journal News of Westchester, he was treated with Narcan, which is typically given to people suffering from an opiate overdose. No drugs were found at the scene and no criminal charges have been filed.
Here’s what I know though: If you’re from Yonkers, and you’re in one of those seedy hotels/motels along Tuckahoe Road where this Ramada is located, you’re usually doing some dirt. We used to rent rooms at another cheaper spot just down the block from there to drink and smoke weed in back when we were teenagers with nowhere else to go during the colder months. I have no first hand knowledge of what X was up to last night, I’m just saying, if you’re in that Ramada there’s a good chance you’re turning up. And that’s cool! But X, you’ve gotta slow it down brother.
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