'I thought I was having fun, but I could have died': Demi Lovato's cocaine confession

Drug confession: Demi Lovato performing at Chevrolet Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, over the weekend

Demi Lovato has confessed to using cocaine as a way to battle loneliness after appearing in front of thousands of fans.
The singer also claimed that she was offered  with drugs and alcohol by promoters who wanted her to return to their venue.
The former Disney star went into rehab in 2010 for a number of personal issues, including an eating disorder, depression and self-harming.
While the 19-year-old has talked about those issues she has never admitted to using drugs.

But asked in a magazine interview if she had taken cocaine, she said: 'It's something I don't really want to talk about. What I can say is that I was depressed. I would come off stage in front of 18,000 people and suddenly be alone in a hotel room. I'd come crashing down and would try and find a way to recreate that feeling to stay up.'
Lovato said club promoters enabled her.
She said: 'Promoters gave me drugs and alcohol in restaurants or clubs. They wanted me to come back so I would be seen there. They were basically kissing my ass.'
'I thought they were my friends. I thought I was having fun. Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says "no". That’s why so many end up overdosing and dying. It could definitely have happened to me.'
In an in-depth interview for Fabulous magazine Lovato also spoke out her cutting and her spell in rehab which came after she attacked a back up dancer on a Jonas Brothers tour.

Happy and healthy: Demi, pictured in Rio last week, is embracing life following her stint in rehab

Lovato allegedly hit Alex Welch as she believed she had tipped off tour managers about her behaviour.
Details of Lovato's self harming and photos of her scarred arms later leaked out.
Speaking about her self harming, Lovato said: 'It started with my wrists. People saw that, so I cut in places they couldn’t see. You do it because you feel so bad inside. You don’t know how to take it out other than on yourself.'
She said she wanted to quit rehab but was persuaded to stay by her mother.
'It was really, really hard and scary. I was homesick and lonely and several times I thought f*** it, I’m leaving,' she said.
'But my mum told me I would regret it. This was my only chance. I had 14 hours of therapy a day. I listened to music and learned to knit. When I finally left, it was like being let out of prison.'