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Cara Delevingne Says She Sold Drugs as a Teen and Describes Hallucinations and Recovery

She told a podcast that a 12-step program, the support of others and a music-triggered moment led her to commit to long-term sobriety.

Overview

  • Delevingne disclosed Wednesday on the Call Her Daddy podcast that she began experimenting with drugs around age 14 and admitted she sold drugs as a teenager to fund her use.
  • She told the host that ketamine was an early problem and that her use later escalated to daily LSD, which produced terrifying hallucinations and suicidal thinking by about age 15.
  • Delevingne said she often consumed much of the drugs she bought to resell and described herself as not being a good dealer because she used most of what she purchased.
  • She said public concern after 2022 photos at Van Nuys airport preceded her decision to check into a 12-step program and that a trip to Burning Man and a song tied to a friend’s overdose prompted her to stop using.
  • The accounts reported by multiple outlets come directly from her interview and build on years of previous public discussion about her struggles; she credits community and music with helping her sustain recovery and aims to use her platform to encourage honesty about mental health.