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Selma Blair used alcohol to cope with MS symptoms at a young age

Actress Selma Blair revealed that she once used alcohol to self-medicate for nerve pain before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her comments emerged shortly after she was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport, an incident her legal team attributes to missed neurological medication.

Actress Selma Blair recently revealed in a podcast interview that she struggled with alcohol dependency early in life as a way to self-medicate for undiagnosed nerve pain associated with multiple sclerosis. Blair explained that she consumed alcohol in private to manage severe headaches and induce sleep, specifically avoiding drinking in social settings. She eventually recognized the danger of her reliance on alcohol and has since ceased drinking entirely. The Cruel Intentions star, who went public with her MS diagnosis in 2018, noted that while the disease is currently in remission, she still experiences occasional symptoms.

These comments surfaced shortly after Blair was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on October 11. Authorities accused the actress of assaulting a police officer and a nurse, charges which she formally denies. Her legal representative attributed the incident to a missed dose of her prescribed neurological medication. Notably, the podcast recording took place prior to the airport altercation, providing context to her health struggles before the recent legal developments.

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