Pete Davidson has opened up about his path to sustained sobriety, crediting a powerful moment with his mother during rehab as the turning point. Speaking at The Fontainebleau in Las Vegas in April, Davidson recalled a video call with his mother Amy Davidson while he was in a rehab stint. “She went, ‘Enough.’ She was, like, ‘Peter, it’s very hard to be your mom because I wake up every morning with the fear that I’ll turn on the news and see that my son has died,’” he recounted. That conversation, which took place “from the house that I bought her on drugs,” ultimately led to his sobriety.
A Decade of Public Struggles
Davidson’s substance abuse struggles have been publicly documented for years. In March 2017, he announced he was sober for the first time in almost a decade, later revealing he had spent $40,000 on rehab. However, that initial sobriety did not persist. Davidson has been open about using marijuana to manage his Crohn’s disease, a condition he was diagnosed with as a teenager. In September 2016, he told High Times that “weed would be the only thing that would help me eat,” adding he “wouldn’t be able to do SNL if I didn’t smoke weed.” By 2023, he revealed he had been on ketamine for four years.
A New Chapter
By September 2025, Davidson’s perspective shifted as he prepared for fatherhood with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, who announced her pregnancy months prior. Speaking on Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast, Davidson stated “Thank God that I’m sober,” noting he had “only been, like, a year and change” sober at that point. He reflected on how sobriety had reshaped his goals, saying he previously wanted marriage and children while struggling with addiction but had not been ready. “I need to f***ing get better,” he told himself, eventually stepping back from dating and letting life unfold naturally. “And it’s been, like, awesome,” he said of the relationship and anticipated parenthood.
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