Abdul: "I Was Taking Far More Medication On Earlier Seasons"

Paula Abdul lashes out at those who've hinted she might be high at times - including fellow "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell.

"I'm sick of it - I've never been drunk, and I don't do recreational drugs," Abdul said in an interview in the new OK! magazine. It all started with Cowell, says the brunette beauty, when he "made a funny accusation that something was in my Coca-Cola cup. And whenever he says, 'Nobody understands [what you're saying], Paula.'"

Abdul does take prescription drugs for pain she still suffers after a 1993 plane crash. "I quit my career. For the next six years, I spent 75% of my time in the hospital. I was also hit by a drunk driver on the freeway after an L.A. Lakers game in 1987, which is when I started getting severe neck pains. I have four titanium plates in my neck. I've had 14 surgeries over the years.

"I inject myself with a shot of Humira every two weeks. ... I also use Enbrel and Relafen [an anti-inflammatory drug] and the painkiller Lidocaine. If I appear exhausted on television, it's because I am! I have a lot of sleepless nights because I'm in so much pain. I was taking far more medication on earlier seasons, and nobody said anything."

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