Drew Barrymore was forced to enter rehab at the age of 13 — after her mother became terrified that her daughter was killing herself by binging on booze and cocaine! The National ENQUIRER had the entire shocking story of Drew’s horrifying slide toward self-destruction, with a worldwide bombshell exclusive revealing in January 1989 that the “E.T.” star had joined the ranks of Hollywood’s troubled child stars. Looking back, Drew recently told comic Norm Macdonald on his Netflix talk show that “nothing would make me have a panic attack and seem like a bigger nightmare” than doing drugs again. She added that cocaine “literally seems like my worst nightmare right now.” But before all that, Drew had to see her addiction exposed on the cover of The ENQUIRER at a young age — but added that the humiliation also saved her life, and kept her from a ruined career…
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The ENQUIRER exclusively revealed that the troubled teen had been forced to check into a Van Nuys, Calif., Hospital for a four-month stay. "Drew was ruining her young life and future," her mother, Jaid, told an insider.
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"She was staying out all night and coming home drunk," Jaid added. "She was a cocaine abuser as well as an alcohol abuser, and she also was smoking marijuana. I had lost all control of her!"
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Drew had already shot to stardom at the tender age of 7 when she played cute blonde charmer Gertie in "E.T." The actress — who also starred in "Firestarter," "Irreconcilable Differences" and "Cat's Eye" — told a teenage pal during her treatment: "I thought I was having fun, but I was killing myself with drugs and alcohol!"
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Having been sent on an endless round of premieres, public appearances and parties, she was already drinking at age 10, said the insider. Because Drew dressed and looked like she was in her late teens, she was able to hang out with an older and wilder crowd. Then she began running with the wrong people — and started snorting cocaine and smoking marijuana.
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"It's hard to blame Drew," said the family pal. "Her friends were the fast-track kids, the rich Hollywood kids of 15 and 17 who've had three different mothers and two different fathers and live their own lives of fast cars, drugs and booze. That's the world she got into."
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"Her mother became frantic," continued the source. "She tried to talk sense into Drew. But Drew was too far gone to listen." The young star's mom was also hindered by her own poor judgment — having already taken Drew to
wild nightclubs like Studio 54 as a child!
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Nothing worked, said a Barrymore family source. The young star continued to hit the Hollywood high life, as seen here with
Corey Feldman in April 1989. "Drew started sneaking out of the house after everyone thought she'd gone to bed. Once her mother even resorted to locking her in the den - but Drew just climbed out the window!"
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Finally, in early September of 1989, Drew's worried-sick mom (pictured, above, with her daughter) delivered her ultimatum after the actress stayed out all night —
and came home so drunk she could barely stand.
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Jaid told the insider about the night's big fight: "I told her, 'You're 13 and you're drunk, and I know you're doing drugs, too. Drew started to rant and rave that all she'd had was a beer or two. Then she screamed: 'I'm not a druggie!' I told her: 'If you don't agree to go to a juvenile rehabilitation center, I'll apply to the courts and have you forcibly put in some horrible public place!'"
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Drew's granddad, screen legend John Barrymore (far left), was a notorious alcoholic whose career was wrecked by booze. The same thing happened to her dad, John Drew Barrymore (middle photo).
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Unable to bend her mom's iron will, Drew entered the juvenile rehab program at Van Nuys Hospital, where she shared a sparsely furnished room with two other girls. She also had to do her own laundry and other chores. "Drew screamed and cried and begged me to take her out," her mother told an insider, "but I refused!"
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"Drew continued to deny she was on drugs until she'd been in treatment for three or four weeks," continued Jaid. "Then, during a joint session with me and a psychiatrist, she admitted that, besides drinking, she'd used marijuana and cocaine for months before I cracked down. When she made that admission, I knew my daughter was on the road to recovery!"
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While promoting her book "Wildflower" in 2015, Drew said she looked back at her year in the institution as her "lowest point" — and added that the experience was responsible for her long estrangement from Jaid. Still, Drew added: "I want only to say 'thank you' to her, because I love my life, and it takes every step to get where you are."
The ENQUIRER exclusively revealed that the troubled teen had been forced to check into a Van Nuys, Calif., Hospital for a four-month stay. "Drew was ruining her young life and future," her mother, Jaid, told an insider.
"She was staying out all night and coming home drunk," Jaid added. "She was a cocaine abuser as well as an alcohol abuser, and she also was smoking marijuana. I had lost all control of her!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Drew had already shot to stardom at the tender age of 7 when she played cute blonde charmer Gertie in "E.T." The actress — who also starred in "Firestarter," "Irreconcilable Differences" and "Cat's Eye" — told a teenage pal during her treatment: "I thought I was having fun, but I was killing myself with drugs and alcohol!"
Having been sent on an endless round of premieres, public appearances and parties, she was already drinking at age 10, said the insider. Because Drew dressed and looked like she was in her late teens, she was able to hang out with an older and wilder crowd. Then she began running with the wrong people — and started snorting cocaine and smoking marijuana.
"It's hard to blame Drew," said the family pal. "Her friends were the fast-track kids, the rich Hollywood kids of 15 and 17 who've had three different mothers and two different fathers and live their own lives of fast cars, drugs and booze. That's the world she got into."
"Her mother became frantic," continued the source. "She tried to talk sense into Drew. But Drew was too far gone to listen." The young star's mom was also hindered by her own poor judgment — having already taken Drew to
wild nightclubs like Studio 54 as a child!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Nothing worked, said a Barrymore family source. The young star continued to hit the Hollywood high life, as seen here with
Corey Feldman in April 1989. "Drew started sneaking out of the house after everyone thought she'd gone to bed. Once her mother even resorted to locking her in the den - but Drew just climbed out the window!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Finally, in early September of 1989, Drew's worried-sick mom (pictured, above, with her daughter) delivered her ultimatum after the actress stayed out all night —
and came home so drunk she could barely stand.
Jaid told the insider about the night's big fight: "I told her, 'You're 13 and you're drunk, and I know you're doing drugs, too. Drew started to rant and rave that all she'd had was a beer or two. Then she screamed: 'I'm not a druggie!' I told her: 'If you don't agree to go to a juvenile rehabilitation center, I'll apply to the courts and have you forcibly put in some horrible public place!'"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Drew's granddad, screen legend John Barrymore (far left), was a notorious alcoholic whose career was wrecked by booze. The same thing happened to her dad, John Drew Barrymore (middle photo).
Unable to bend her mom's iron will, Drew entered the juvenile rehab program at Van Nuys Hospital, where she shared a sparsely furnished room with two other girls. She also had to do her own laundry and other chores. "Drew screamed and cried and begged me to take her out," her mother told an insider, "but I refused!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
"Drew continued to deny she was on drugs until she'd been in treatment for three or four weeks," continued Jaid. "Then, during a joint session with me and a psychiatrist, she admitted that, besides drinking, she'd used marijuana and cocaine for months before I cracked down. When she made that admission, I knew my daughter was on the road to recovery!"
While promoting her book "Wildflower" in 2015, Drew said she looked back at her year in the institution as her "lowest point" — and added that the experience was responsible for her long estrangement from Jaid. Still, Drew added: "I want only to say 'thank you' to her, because I love my life, and it takes every step to get where you are."
