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Travis Barker Reveals He Stopped Smoking Weed After Precancer Diagnosis: ‘I Loved Blunts’
Travis Barker said he stopped smoking cannabis after being diagnosed with precancer of the oesophagus. Speaking on Kid Cudi’s podcast, the Blink-182 drummer described the diagnosis as a warning that prompted him to change his habits and take his health more seriously.
Barker said he had been smoking 10 to 15 blunts a day and often followed a six-mile run with a cigarette and a blunt. He has since focused on running and boxing, saying exercise helped him stay sober after he stopped using prescription and other drugs following a 2008 plane crash. Kid Cudi also described previously smoking 15 to 20 blunts a day before going to rehab to reassess his relationship with cannabis.
In short
- Barker quit smoking after a precancer diagnosis.
- He said he had smoked 10 to 15 blunts daily.
- Running has helped him maintain sobriety.