Amanda Bynes talks about her "collapse"

American actress Amanda Bynes opened the debate on her fight against addiction as a result of a public collapse that forced her to retire.

The former child star – who became known in the 1990s before playing in movies such as What a girl wants, it's the man and Hairspray – was one of Hollywood's hottest talents when drug use caused an infernal spiral.

Bynes has had several trouble with the law after being removed from the game in 2010, including an arrest for drunken driving in 2012 and a charge of possession of marijuana in 2013.

Now 32 years old, Bynes has appeared on the cover of Paper magazine, discussing her troubled past and announcing her intention to take over the acting profession.

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She recounted that her first drug experience was after an experiment with marijuana, before switching to "molly and ecstasy".

Bynes said that she had tried "Cocaine three times, but I never got rid of cocaine, I never liked it." It was never my drug of choice ".

She added: "I have definitely abused Adderall."

Her use of Adderall, usually used to treat ADHD, led her to abandon the Hall Pass movie after being "scattered" by the drug.

But Bynes said the breaking point came after being viewed appear in 2010 Easy alongside Emma Stone.

She said, "I literally could not stand my appearance in this movie and I did not like my performance.I was absolutely convinced that I had to stop playing after seeing it.

"I was rich in marijuana when I saw that, but for some reason, it really started to affect me." I do not know if it was a psychosis caused by the drugs or something else, but this has affected my brain in a different way from that of other people.This has absolutely changed my perception of things. "

After being seen in Easy A, Bynes decided to pull out of the game, announcing the news via Twitter.

She started "to hang around a lot of glitches and I isolated a lot", adding, "I really got used to drugs and the world became really dark and sad".

Now, Bynes is sober and says that his days of drug use are over.

She holds a degree in derivative product development from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles – and she wishes to make a comeback to the act.

She said: "These times of experimentation (with substances) are over.I am not sad and that I do not miss it, because I am really ashamed of how these substances m & # 39; have made action.

"When I did not get to them, I was back to normal and I immediately realized what I had done: it was like an alien had literally invaded my body.

"It's such a strange feeling." In truth, for me, (my behavior) was drug-induced, and every time I went out of (drug), I'd always returned to normal. "