"He'd spoken openly on about the battles he'd had with addiction, and he'd come through the other side of that."
"It's hard for me because I think if that stigma wasn't there, would my brother have sought the help he needed?"
Chanel Williams, sister of RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne, revealed that stigma surrounding drug addiction might have hindered the star from seeking help for their ketamine addiction. After The Vivienne's death from cardiac arrest related to ketamine, Chanel expressed that the family only learned of the addiction through the star's candid sharing during the show. Despite a prolonged period of sobriety, The Vivienne's challenges went unaddressed due to fears of being judged for relapsing.
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