“Mob Wives” star Rene Graziano has admitted that she turned to drugs as a way to cope with difficult situations in her life.
The 56-year-old reality TV star spoke candidly on the latest episode of PageSix. “Virtual reality” She admitted on the podcast that it took a near-fatal overdose for her to realise the seriousness of her addiction problem.
“Addiction is a dark world,” she says. “I was never addicted to drugs. I was addicted to power, I was addicted to men, I was addicted to my world, my lifestyle,” she explains in a video clip from the podcast.
Graziano admitted that he turned to drugs when faced with stressful situations.
“Medicine was a comfort to me. It was what made me [going]”Drugs were the 'solution' to life's problems,” she said.
Graziano said she had not been able to get through the death of her father, Anthony Graziano, a former adviser to the Bonanno crime family, or the end of her marriage to Hector Pagan Jr. without turning to drugs.
“In a weird way, sometimes I think self-medicating is what's kept me alive,” she said on the podcast.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – APRIL 26: Rene Graziano of Mob Wives attends the Monster Energy Supercross World Championship race at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 26, 2014. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images, Feld Entertainment)
“Because I think if I really had to survive without medication, I might not have survived. That's the truth. I don't like talking like that, but that's the truth,” she confessed.
The reality TV star has taken full responsibility for his addiction and is now turning his life around.
“I can't blame anyone for my addiction,” she said.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 05: (EXCLUSIVE) Reality TV personality Renee Graziano visits SiriusXM studios in New York City on March 5, 2018. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 05: (EXCLUSIVE) Reality TV personality Renee Graziano visits SiriusXM studios in New York City on March 5, 2018. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
“I can't, but I would like to. I think my ex-husband has something to do with it, I think my lifestyle has something to do with it, but ultimately it's my responsibility to take something or not. I'm very clear about that,” she said.
Graziano suffered a fatal overdose in September 2023 after being unknowingly given fentanyl. According to She was intubated for three days afterward, according to People. (RELATED: Shocking New Information Revealed About Matthew Perry's Drug Dealer)
Graziano has reportedly been sober for nine months.
