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Kevin McEnroe details addiction recovery and seven years of sobriety

Kevin McEnroe, the son of Tatum O’Neal and John McEnroe, has spoken about surviving a near-fatal battle with substance abuse.

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Kevin McEnroe, the 40-year-old son of actor Tatum O’Neal and tennis player John McEnroe, has revealed that he came close to dying during a long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. FirstForWomen, Entertainment Weekly, and People.com reported that McEnroe is now seven years sober after overcoming his severe substance abuse issues. [1][3][4]

According to BollywoodShaadis and Entertainment Weekly, McEnroe recalled a point in his addiction where he almost died and was physically unable to stand up. FirstForWomen reported that his mother lost custody of McEnroe and his two siblings, Sean, 39, and Emily, 35, in 1998 due to her own substance abuse struggles. [1][2][3]

O’Neal won an Academy Award at age ten for her performance in Paper Moon, as described in background records. People.com reported that McEnroe found writing about his addiction and his mother's recovery to be a life-saving process. [4][8]

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In short

  • Kevin McEnroe is seven years sober following a near-fatal battle with drug and alcohol addiction.
  • Tatum O’Neal lost custody of her three children in 1998 due to drug abuse.
  • McEnroe credited writing about his addiction and recovery with helping save his life.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Tatum O’Neal and John McEnroe’s Son Kevin Reveals He Came ‘Close to Dying’ Amid Drug, Alcohol Battlefirstforwomen.com, 6h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Tatum O'Neal's Son Kevin McEnroe Recalls The Time He Almost Died, Confesses, 'I Couldn't Stand Up'BollywoodShaadis, 9h ago
  3. [3]Tatum O’Neal and John McEnroe’s son Kevin details his addiction struggles: ‘I was so close to dying’Entertainment Weekly, 9h ago
  4. [4]Kevin McEnroe Calls Writing on Addiction, Almost Dying and His Mom Tatum O’Neal ‘Life-Saving’ (Exclusive)People.com, 12h ago
  5. [5]Inside Kevin McEnroe’s Brutal Battle with Addiction, His Mother Tatum O’Neal’s Coma, and the Unfiltered Truth Behind Their RecoveryIstituto Impariamo, 10h ago

Background

  1. [6]Björn Borg on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Cannabis (drug) on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Tatum O'Neal on Wikipedia
  4. [9]Kevin Kennedy Credits Coronation Street With Saving His Life From Addiction HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 21d ago
  5. [10]Olivia Munn Urges Women to Use Free Breast Cancer Risk Assessment HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 6d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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