James Argent hospitalised over fears he suffered second drug overdose in two months

James Argent was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after worried friends raised the alarm, fearing he had suffered a drug overdose. 

Paramedics rushed to his £1.3million home in Essex where they found the embattled TOWIE star, 32, ‘disorientated’. 

The scare is a ‘wake-up call’ to James who now ‘accepts he needs professional help’.

Friends called emergency services after not hearing from James for 48 hours, The Sun reports. 

Arg failed to attend his friend’s Umar Kamani’s Pretty Little Thing fashion launch in Dublin on Wednesday, raising alarm bells from those closest to him. 

A source told the publication, paramedics found Arg looking ‘disorientated and looked like he hadn’t eaten in days.’

They continued: ‘He has been in denial of how bad it’s got and convinced everyone he’s fine but that couldn’t be further from the truth- he’s been suffering with depression and has been in a bad place for years’.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Arg is desperate to be happy and healthy again and now accepts he needs professional help to overcome his demons.’

MailOnline has contacted James’ representatives for comment. 

After spending Wednesday night in hospital, Arg has discharged himself and plans to fly to Belfast for a PA with Brian McFadden.  

The latest health scare comes less than two months after reports emerged police ‘broke into’ his home after he reportedly failed to return his on-off girlfriend Gemma Collins’ phone calls.

Medics examined the reality star and his parents reportedly insisted they could look after him. 

However, three hours later they are said to have raised the alarm again over ‘further concerns for his welfare’.

In a statement given to The Sun, James insisted he was fine and the reason he did not answer his phone was because he ‘wasn’t speaking to a certain person’.

Arg has battled drug addiction since finding fame on TOWIE. In 2014 he was suspended from the show after he failed a routine drugs test. 

James checked into The Priory and returned to the ITV reality show in 2015. 

A year later, the TV star spent three months in a facility in Thailand over the festive season in 2016 in a bid to curb his wild ways and revealed that he checked himself in to a programme in order to get the ‘ongoing support’ he needed.

In August last year, Arg returned to rehab following a split from Gemma in a bid to tackle his demons.  

During a previous appearance on This Morning, James spoke about his weight, saying he believes he replaces substance abuse with food.

He said: ‘I’m proud at myself I’ve been able to do really well career wise in the last nine months, I’ve stayed sober but instead of me going out with mates doing drugs… I’m probably acting out on food.’

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