Eminem: Prescription Drug Addiction 'Wiped Out Five Years Of My Life'

Eminem has spoken out about his battle with prescription drug Ambien.

The rapper said that the sedative caused him to lose huge chunks of his memory and contributed to his four year long writing block.

''A lot of my memory is gone. I don't know if you've ever taken Ambien, but it's kind of a memory-eraser. That shit wiped out five years of my life. People will tell me stories, and it's like, "I did that?" I saw myself doing this thing on [television network] BET recently, and I was like, "When was that?'' Eminem told Rolling Stone magazine.

During the interview Eminem also admitted that during the peak of his addiction he was consuming up to 60 Valium and 30 Vicodin pills a day. In 2007 he overdosed on methadone: ''The doctors told me I'd done the equivalent of four bags of heroin. They said I was about two hours from dying.”

Meanwhile, Rihanna has hinted that she wants to work with Eminem again on her forthcoming new album.

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