Drew Barrymore opens on his past use of cocaine

Drew BarrymoreDays of drug use are behind her. The actress spoke frankly in a new interview about her past with cocaine, which she began doing at the age of 12.

When asked if the drug was missing Norm Macdonald has a show, who debuted on Netflix on Friday, Sept. 14, Barrymore, 43, replied, "No. Oh my God. I mean, it's been a long time, but no. Nothing would make me panic and seem like a bigger nightmare. "

She clarified that she had never tried hallucinogen or heroin while fighting addiction. "I do not know what it is," she says. "But I think I liked to feel good about myself. I am a superior person. You know, I'm like, "Woo hoo!" I did not want to say "Man, I see s – t" either.

Although the Golden Globe winner no longer uses drugs, she said she still drank socially. "I enjoy my life and I get out of my head," she explained. "It's not like I'm this activist of clarity and presence, but [cocaine] seems literally my worst nightmare right now. "

Barrymore said that she has a rule when she goes out and orders an alcoholic drink: "I will not drink my drink in a bar that has not been in my line of vision or, like the lateral cornea.

the E.T. the extraterrestrial star, who also smoked marijuana The Guardian that she began her rehabilitation at the age of 12. A year later, she fell out of the truck and was hospitalized for 18 months.

Barrymore said Friday that she is convinced that being a child star is "a recipe for disaster," but she is happy that these days are long gone. "I finished my career at 14," she recalls. "Midlife crisis, institutionalized, blacklist, no family. I did it.

Season 1 of Norm Macdonald has a show is now streaming on Netflix.

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