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Navarro has been candid about his lifelong battle with depression and suicidal ideation. In 2018, he shared a harrowing account on Instagram about being ready to take his own life, having written a note and prepared everything for his death before reaching out for help. He eventually sought therapy, medication, and hospital care, recognizing the importance of ongoing mental health management.
Throughout his career, Navarro's struggles with substance addiction during the 1980s and 1990s were well-known. His drug use was so endemic that Rolling Stone once predicted he might die young. His heroin use was constant enough that Farrell himself said they "hit speedballs really hard" in the early days, and heroin was a core part of their lifestyle.