Eminem is celebrating 16 years sober.

The 51-year-old rapper marked the milestone by sharing an image exhibiting him holding the 16-year chip he obtained from his help group in a put up on Instagram. Eminem – actual title Marshall Mathers – selected to not caption the snap, however he was flooded with messages of congratulations from buddies, followers and household together with his brother Nathan ‘Nate’ Mathers, who commented: “Best affect and mentor.”

Eminem’s longtime music supervisor Paul Rosenberg added: “Candy 16. So happy with you.”

The star spent years scuffling with dependancy points earlier than struggling a near-fatal overdose in 2007 which prompted him to get clear throughout a stint in rehab .

He beforehand informed XXL he had as many as “10 drug sellers at one time” and was taking “75 to 80 Valiums” an evening, he added: “After I wrap it up in a nutshell, I realise that each one the heaviest drug utilization and dependancy spanned solely about 5 years of my life. It’s loopy for me to assume again.

“It felt like a very long time when it was occurring, however wanting again at it now, it wasn’t that lengthy of a time for my downside to blow up because it did.”

Eminem defined he swapped drug abuse for wholesome habits when he received out of rehab, revealing he took up operating which enabled him to shed extra pounds and in addition helped him sleep .

He informed h Males’s Journal in 2015: “After I received out of rehab, I wanted to shed extra pounds, however I additionally wanted to determine a solution to operate sober.

“Except I used to be blitzed out of my thoughts, I had hassle sleeping. So I began operating. It gave me a pure endorphin excessive, but it surely additionally helped me sleep, so it was good.

“It’s simple to grasp how individuals change dependancy with train. One dependancy for one more, however one which’s good for them.”