London, Apr 1 (IANS): Rapper Drake has confessed he resorted to drugs to cope with fame.
The musician's 2010 debut album "Thank Me" topped the music charts. He says his career brought "overwhelming stress" as an artist and that he had taken substances in moderation to relax.
"Have I sipped codeine before? Yeah, of course. Have I smoked weed? Yes. Do I drink wine? Yes," contactmusic.com quoted the 25-year-old as saying.
"But do I do it excessively? No. I'm not a reckless guy. I do it all within moderation. You get artists who go crazy and don't know how to handle it. There are people who have killed themselves," he added.