Little Girl Lost: Drew Barrymore

At first glance, the name Drew Barrymore may still be associated with the wide-eyed giggly, innocent child that lit up the screen in E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial, but in reality, Drew’s life fell into a continuous downward spiral only a few years after the movie was released. On the surface, people might blame Hollywood for her troubles: insecurity, drug and alcohol addiction, but she openly admits that acting was actually her saving grace throughout the difficult times in her life. With a long history of drug and alcohol addiction in the Barrymore family, much of the media and tabloid headings had no problem understanding why Drew fell into a self-destructive state, but in Little Girl Lost, Drew Barrymore, with the assistance of Todd Gold, (staff correspondent for People magazine), explains the causes of her addiction and her struggle to over come it.
Drew Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975 at Bottman Memorial Hospital in Culver City, California. Her mother, Ild...