Drew Barrymore opens up about her childhood drug abuse: Cocaine 'seems like my worst nightmare right now'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Drew Barrymore revealed on Saturday that she's single and off dating apps, "It was fun to try though," she said. (Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Splash News)
Drew Barrymore is opening up about her childhood drug abuse.
On Friday, Netflix's "Norm Macdonald Has a Show" aired an episode featuring Barrymore, 43, and according to People magazine, during her interview she was asked by host Norm Macdonald if she missed cocaine.
“No. Oh, God. It’s been a very long time, but no,” replied Barrymore, who has previously talked about her addiction, which per the outlet started when the actress was 12 years old.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She added: “Nothing would make me have a panic attack and seem like a bigger nightmare.”
Barrymore also went on say that she "never did hallucinogenics," stating "that’s like a water bucket being thrown in your face but for hours.”
“I drink, I enjoy my life and get out of my own head,” Barrymore continued. “It’s not that I’m this militant person of clarity and presence but [cocaine] literally seems like my worst nightmare right now.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At the age of 7, Barrymore soared to fame after her breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
Looking back at her time as a child star, Barrymore said it was “like a recipe for disaster.”
“You know what’s exciting? I got my s--t over with at, like, 14,” Barrymore admitted. “Like, midlife crisis, institutionalized, blacklisted, no family. Got it done. And then got into the cycle of being my own parent.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Despite her troubled past, Barrymore has gone on to star in a handful of films including "Never Been Kissed" and "Charlie's Angels." Along with her acting career, Barrymore has two daughters—Olive, 5, and Frankie, 4—with ex-husband Will Kopelman.