Elijah Blue Allman, the son of music legends Cher and the late Gregg Allman, was reportedly hospitalized this weekend after “acting erratically” in Joshua Tree, California.
According to TMZ, which first reported the incident, he remained under medical supervision and was receiving ongoing care following the incident on June 14.
“Deputies from our Morongo Basin Station responded to a residence in Landers for a male subject acting erratically. When deputies arrived, Elijah Allman, 48, was being evaluated by emergency medical personnel,” authorities said in a statement obtained by People.
The statement continued, noting that “deputies located drugs inside the home and Allman was transported to the hospital. The investigation is ongoing.”
While the specific substances involved have not been disclosed, sources told TMZ that Cher is focused solely on her son’s recovery and is doing everything in her power to support him through this latest crisis.
Elijah, 48, has been open in the past about his long struggle with addiction.
In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed he began using drugs at just 11 years old.
“I started with drugs around the same time that we all did, around eleven,” he said. “I mean it’s just what you did, it’s just what everybody did.”
What first began with marijuana and ecstasy, he explained, later turned into harder drugs.
“I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past and, that’s when you turn to those kind of drugs, you know heroin and opiates,” he shared. “[Heroin] kind of saved me … If I didn’t have that at that point, I don’t know what I would have done …You may jump off a bridge. If you can only just go through that time period and live through it and then get help.”
He opened up about having close calls in the past when it comes to overdosing.
“I did have some close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality,” he said at the time. “I always kind of kept it a little bit safe but you never can do that. Even though you think that in your mind, of course the wrong things can happen,” he said. “The wrong combination of things can happen and you can just slip into the abyss. I knew it was wrong and I knew that I was very unsatisfied with life at that point.”
Parade reached out to Cher’s representatives for comment but did not immediately hear back.
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, help is available 24 hours a day through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Hotline at 1-800-662-4357.
