In her posthumous memoir From Here to the Great Unknown, Lisa Marie Presley candidly reveals the harrowing details of her battle with opioid addiction, which began after the birth of her twins in 2008. She admitted to taking up to 80 pills a day at the height of her addiction. What started as pain management after her C-section spiraled into a full-blown dependency. Presley described how her body needed increasing amounts to achieve the same high and feared that without drugs, withdrawal could have killed her.
Her daughter, Riley Keough, co-authored the memoir and shared more insights into her mother’s struggle. Keough wrote that while Presley had experimented with drugs as a teenager, she stayed away from them until her 40s. Despite this, her mother often warned her about the dangers of addiction. Keough reflected on how Presley used various methods, such as Scientology and spirituality, to suppress her addictive tendencies, but eventually, they resurfaced.
In an attempt to get clean, Presley entered rehab, where she was treated with medications to manage her withdrawal symptoms. However, while still in recovery, she opted for bariatric surgery—a decision Keough found troubling. Presley had long wanted the surgery due to lifelong body image issues, but her daughter feared it was also a way to extend her access to medication.
Tragically, Lisa Marie Presley passed away in January 2023 from a small bowel obstruction, a complication linked to her bariatric surgery. She was 54 years old. Her memoir sheds light on the deep challenges of her addiction and the long-lasting impact it had on her life.
