Amy Poehler spent some of her 20s experimenting with drugs.

The actress admits in her new autobiography that she's taken 'magic mushrooms', cocaine and ecstasy in the past, but couldn't deal with the come downs.

Amy Poehler

She writes: "I tried cocaine, which I instantly loved but eventually hated. Cocaine is terrific if you want to hang out with people you don't know very well and play Ping-Pong all night. It's bad for almost everything else ... The day after cocaine is rough.

"I remember a wonderful UCB (United Citizens Brigade) New Year's Eve party where we all danced and drank water and loved each other. I also remember the next day when I thought I had no friends and I was so sad I wanted to sink into the carpet and permanently live there."

Although she didn't enjoy the cocaine and ecstasy after-effects, she claims that her experience on 'magic mushrooms' taught her valuable life lessons.

"Everyone needs love, never hurt a living thing [and] don't worry about the choices you make because everything will be fun because life is a closet filled with pool toys."

Amy says she occasionally still smokes cannabis, and admits: "The next day is the thing I can't pull off any more. How do you explain to a four and six year old that you can't play Rescue Bots because you have to spend all day in bed eating Cape Cod potato chips and watching 'The Bicycle Thief'?"


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