Drew Barrymore says his mother forbade sweets, but allowed drugs and alcohol

Drew Barrymore, 47, never hid about his use of alcohol and illegal substances during his childhood and adolescence. Owner of a podcast called “Drew’s News”, she returned to talk about her personal drama in conversation with actor Rob Lowe. The American actress revealed that her mother, Jaid, forbade her to eat sweets, but let her use drugs.

It all started after Lowe drew attention to some parents who forbid their children from eating sweets and how much trouble it can cause children. Drew took the cue. “By the way, you’re very right, because my mom wouldn’t let me eat candy. Studio 54 (old New York nightclub), marijuana and alcohol, that’s fine, but don’t touch that candy”, revealed the actress. She also said that she needed to hide the goodies in the bedroom closet to avoid her mother.

Drew Barrymore, who grew up with his parents in the arts, was 7 years old when he starred in ‘ET The Extra-Terrestrial’ (1982). Recently, she said again that she started drinking at 9, smoking marijuana at 10 and snorting cocaine at 12. At 13, she had already faced rehab twice and only started to change her life after getting emancipation, at 15. .

Mother of two girls (ages 8 and 9) from her relationship with actor Will Kopelman, Drew explained last year that she did not intend to hide her daughters’ drug abuse. “Don’t you want them to find out before you talk to her about it? None of us are like, ‘One day this will all be remembered.’ I was just living my life and trying to figure out who I was.” “Four Women and One Destiny” (1994), “Nunca Foi Beijada” (1998), “As if it were the first time” (2004), “Together and Mixed” (2014), among other productions.