Los Angeles and New York started to redefine what ‘recreational drug use’ meant in the ’80s.”
The Oscar-winning actor said that cocaine was readily available and normalized at parties that she often attended. She said that the atmosphere was relaxed because cops wouldn’t raid the homes of Hollywood stars. Goldberg said she underestimated the effects of cocaine and thought she could handle it because it didn’t seem dangerous.
“It was a really good time for about a year,” she wrote. “Then I fell into the deep well of cocaine and sank to a new low. Nobody around me caught on to where I was at with it. At least, that’s what I wanted to believe. I would have called myself ‘a very high-functioning addict.'”Goldberg said that she remained professional at work, being punctual and doing what was required.
“Then cocaine started to kick my ass,” she wrote. “I’d go to work and realize I was getting sloppy.”
