Sharon Stone Discusses Quitting Cannabis and Stopping Stroke Medication
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Sharon Stone has stopped smoking cannabis and discontinued a stroke medication she had been taking since 2001, according to an interview with Variety. Stone stated that doctors told her she could never stop the medication, but she went off it last September, describing the withdrawal as similar to quitting heroin and lasting four and a half months. She then decided to quit smoking pot, saying she became sick for a month and that her neurologist told her people have died in the emergency room from marijuana. Stone also discussed her painting career, which intensified during COVID lockdown, and her return to modeling in June as the closing model of the Vetements menswear show in Paris. She expressed interest in a Broadway debut, including a potential stage production of "All About Eve" and a punk-era reset of "Mame."
What’s reported
Stone suffered a near-fatal stroke in 2001 and was put on several medications.
She stopped one of her stroke medications last September against doctors' advice.
She described the withdrawal as "like going off of fucking heroin" and said she was sick for four and a half months.
After stopping that medication, she decided to quit smoking cannabis and became sick for a month.
Her neurologist told her, "I've had people dying in the emergency room from marijuana."
Stone's painting career began during COVID lockdown, initially in her bedroom, and she now sells work in galleries worldwide.
She walked the runway for the first time in 33 years in June as the closing model of the Vetements menswear show in Paris.
Stone has appeared in "Euphoria," "Nobody 2," and "In Memoriam" in the last year.
Key figures
Sharon Stone, actress
Roan, Stone's eldest son and founder of Social Network Studios
Laird and Quinn, Stone's other sons
Guram Gvasalia, designer of Vetements
Tyler Chick, photographer
Sources: Variety
