Doja Cat Discusses Past Cocaine, Alcohol Struggles in TikTok Videos

Doja Cat revealed past struggles with cocaine and alcohol in a series of candid TikTok videos posted on Monday, August 31, 2026, connecting those experiences to her mental health journey and the impact of social media. The 30-year-old Grammy-winning artist addressed online claims that she is "demonic," explaining how substance use and undiagnosed mental illness once fueled her negative thoughts, which were then reinforced by internet interactions. In the videos, Doja stated she had a problem with cocaine approximately eight years ago, placing the struggle around 2018, but emphasized she is now "well past that." She also acknowledged difficulties with alcohol, clarifying, "I was never an alcoholic, but I definitely had problems." The artist noted she never had a serious drug problem outside of marijuana. She described a harmful cycle where drinking alcohol brought on negative thoughts, and she then used the internet as a means of validation for those thoughts. "The best example from my experience is using the internet as a means of validation to the negative thoughts in my head, which were then brought on by drinking alcohol," she explained.