MACKLEMORE: Hugs, Not Drugs

Macklemore enlisted doctors and therapists to help him deal with his drug addiction -- but he says his family's love was one of the most important factors in the fight.

In a long essay in Time magazine, Macklemore writes, "When I was 25, my dad asked me a simple question that ended up changing my life. He asked me if I was happy... It took my dad’s question to make me realize how far gone I really was. After years of trying to get sober on my own, I went to rehab. No one wants to be miserable, depressed, suicidal and slowly killing themselves. That’s not a choice that people make; it’s where drugs lead you. My parents’ willingness to show up for me and offer me the chance to go to rehab came from a place of love rather than judgment. It’s that kind of compassion our country needs to fight the current opioid crisis."