French Montana has launched his addiction health services in partnership with Guardian Recovery Services and NAQI Healthcare. Image Source: HipHop DX
French Montana shares his inspiration for launching Addiction Health Services.
French Montana, who has been clean for two years and has announced a collaboration with Guardian Recovery Services and NAQI Healthcare to support others in their struggle against addiction. The agreement is centered on the notion that they would offer an in-home detox program that is medically supervised for people who wish to stop abusing drugs.
French Montana recently spoke to People Magazine and shared his approach and inspiration behind the partnership and said that a rapper’s achievements don’t stop at topping the charts, but go beyond that. The rapper, who has himself battled with addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol, was deeply touched by a friend and fellow rapper Mac Miller’s unfortunate death due to a drug overdose in 2018.
French Montana, who was reportedly in the hospital for two weeks and ultimately decided to get sober in 2019, shared that Mac Miller’s death touched him because he is in that space and he considers fellow artists as his brothers and family, and when one of them passes away, it almost feels like nearly losing a part of them. French Montana added that he had been contemplating the idea of helping others for a long time and he had finally been able to come up with something that could help. He shared that he just wished the Mac Miller could have had services like NAQI healthcare because he added that it's just devastating to loose someone.
The rapper went on to say that it's a slippery slope because people tend to drink whenever good things happen or celebrations are planned, and after a while, that habit becomes an everyday occurrence. People often say that alcohol is the easiest substance to get into and the hardest substance to quit. French Montana added that opiates are one of the most dangerous things to get addicted to, like oxys and all of them. It turns into an addiction and soon pills could sneak up too, like if there is a pain in the leg or whatever and one needs to see a doctor and they prescribe Vicodins or Percocets, and after taking them, a person starts to feel good and ends up taking them even if they are not needed.
The ‘Unforgettable’ singer said that it all starts just from a place of experimenting or having fun and ends up in a place where people cannot shake it off themselves and it’s dangerous to detox cold turkey. French Montana said during the interview that in the past twenty years, the overdose levels have doubled, especially in terms of artists and people who don’t like to be open about their problems.
French Montana added that since many individuals are reluctant to talk about their addictions, NAQI healthcare comes in and assists those who need it at the comfort of their own space. Treatment can take place at the client's home or in a private setting, depending on their preferences. Florida, New York, Texas, and California are the current states where the program is offered, and it will soon be available nationwide.
Speaking about the program, French Montana said that he is excited and feels good about taking a step toward helping and curing people in the comfort of their homes or any private location they are comfortable in. He added that when an individual is going through problems, they want to stay private and want to be taken care of wherever they feel comfortable, and they simply want to help people stay alive as much as they can, wherever they're comfortable.
The RIAA just awarded French Montana's track "Unforgettable" Diamond status, making him the first African-born artist to do so. The rapper, who was reared in the Bronx but was born in Morocco, has made a point of combining his fame with philanthropic work at home. In 2017, he helped open a hospital in Uganda and donated more than $500,000.
Please call the SAMHSA drug abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP if you or someone you know is suffering from addiction.
