AlthoughDemi Lovatois expected to make a full recovery following herapparent overdose, it’s not yet known whether her recovery process will include entering rehab.
“It’s too soon to say what the next steps are in terms of entering treatment,” a source close to Lovato tells PEOPLE. “Right now everyone is focused on getting Demi physically healthy.”
Although the singer was on the mend after being rushed to the hospital on Tuesday, “Demi wasn’t doing well over the weekend,” a second source tells PEOPLE. “She came down with a fever and showed signs of an infection. She is currently being treated for issues that are very common after a drug overdose. She will need to stay in the hospital for a few more days, but is expected to make a full recovery.”
A source previously told PEOPLE on Friday that Lovato’s family “ispushing for rehab,” adding that “they have looked into several options.”
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While 25-year-old Lovato recovers in the hospital, where she’s been since Tuesday morning, she’s had theconstant supportof her family, as well as her ex-boyfriendWilmer Valderrama,” a source told PEOPLE on Saturday.
“Wilmer has spent hours at the hospital with Demi every day,” a source told PEOPLE of the actor, who dated the singer for six years before their split in June 2016. “He seems very concerned about her.”
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The singer’s publicistreleased a statement Tuesday eveningconfirming Lovato “is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support.”
Though reports have indicated the overdose, which occurred at her Hollywood Hills home, was heroin-related, a source close to Lovato previously told PEOPLE that it was not.
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The “Stone Cold” singer hasbattled addiction, mental illness and disordered eatingfor years. In 2010, she entered treatment, where she received professional assistance for bipolar disorder, bulimia, self-harm and addiction. She relapsed after she left the treatment center, then entered a sober living facility for a year.
In March, Lovato revealed shecelebrated six years of sobriety, but three months later, in June, she released a new song, “Sober,” in which shesuggested that she had relapsed.
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source: people.com
