In a candid new docuseries, Demi Lovato discusses her overdose, mental health, and experiences of sexual assault. Lovato's experience sheds light on some common assumptions and overlooked issues around drug use that can make it more difficult for people struggling with substance use to get the care they need. Here are a few important takeaways from Lovato's story. Many people who use opioids also use other drugs. Lovato's 2018 relapse occurred after six months of sobriety, and she experienced an overdose a few months later, she explained in the docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil, which premiered this week at SXSW and will launch on March 23 on YouTube. Because the overdose was treated initially with naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, many people assumed that she had used opioids.