Dr. Cali Estes discusses Chris Cornell and suicide. Musicians, Drugs and Mental health
DR. ESTES: WHY ADDICTION, DEPRESSION HAUNT ROCK STARS
BY CHRISTIAN TOTO
Chris Cornell’s sudden, shocking death illustrates the challenges modern rockers face.
Dr. Cali Estes once rushed to a singer’s side when his manager alerted her to his unstable state.
“I’m gonna put you on a plane to make sure he gets through the night,” Estes recalls the manager saying.
It wasn’t just about getting sober enough to finish a gig, though. The rocker was in trouble. The situation could have been life-threatening if left untreated, says Estes, an addiction psychologist and founder of The Addictions Coach and Sober on Demand.
Estes wishes a similar intervention happened with Chris Cornell.
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