Drew Barrymore on Alcoholism: ‘I’ve Lost My Memory’

Drew Barrymore on Alcoholism: ‘I’ve Lost My Memory’


The actress, famous for her participation in ‘ET The Extraterrestrial’, spoke about the topic during her talk show

This Tuesday (10), Drew Barrymore She opened her talk show and recalled her battle with alcoholism. The host spoke about it Zoe Kravitzthat he was advertising Blink twicefilm released in theaters at the end of August.

Barrymore said the storyline moved her and revealed what it was like to be sober for five years: “I drank excessively, I lost my memory of drinking. So watching this film was an amazing journey for me to forgive myself for that. Because I put myself in situations that I shouldn’t have put myself in, and I was so ashamed and I haven’t had a drink in five years.”

Chemical dependency

The actress spent years of her life suffering from drug addiction and alcoholism and became completely sober in 2019. She has previously said that she started drinking at the age of nine, after she became famous for her role in ET The Extraterrestrial. The history of addiction runs in his family, as his father was arrested for drug use and his grandfather had problems with alcohol.

Drew was first hospitalized for addiction treatment at age 13 and has stressed that it wasn’t the worst time of her life. She credits her divorce from Will Kopelman in 2016 as the most difficult time, when her drinking increased.

Source: Terra

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