10 Tragic, Eye-Opening Things We Learned About Whitney Houston In The Doc, Can I Be Me?

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After The Bodyguard, Whitney’s Drug Use Got Really Bad

The new audience Houston was exposed to and new fame after The Bodyguard put a very bright spotlight on her. According to those who knew her, Houston realized around that time that “I can’t come out anymore.” She also realized she may have had a problem with drugs when in 1995, while filming Waiting to Exhale, she overdosed on cocaine. At one point, Whitney’s security issued reports to those in charge of her career, claiming not just Houston, but everyone around her was on drugs. They claimed that drugs were hidden in people’s genitalia when they traveled and that the nodules on her vocal chords were made worse due to the use of such substances. One guard claimed that after sending a report, he was thanked for his concern but was also told that Houston wouldn’t be seeking help.