After Cara Delevingne recalled she was drunk at eight years old, addiction experts warn that such early access to alcohol in childhood often leads to long-lasting side effects. “I was eight, what a crazy age to get drunk,” Ms. Delevingne said.
“I used to think drugs and alcohol helped me cope ...
but they didn’t, they kept me sad and super depressed. I feel like I’ve got my power back.” At 10 years old, Ms.
Delevingne became a child model for Vogue Italia before becoming a Victoria’s Secret model and subsequently an actress. The British native co-starred in the hit film “Suicide Squad” in 2016 with Will Smith, Viola Davis, and Margot Robbie. “Alcohol exposure at a young age may change the reward system of the brain and hence make it more vulnerable to addiction,” Dr.
Alison Tarlow, Psy.D., licensed clinical psychologist, told The Epoch Times.
“Early drinking is often a part of other risk-taking behaviors such as drug use, unprotected sex, and delinquency.” Ms. Tarlow is a certified addiction professional at Boca Recovery Center in Florida.
Ms. Delevingne did not respond to requests for comment from The Epoch Times but told Ms. Chamberlain that she was no longer being controlled by other things.
“Cara’s early experience with alcohol speaks to living in a society that is constantly looking to cope,” Nicholas Mathews, founder of Stillwater Behavioral Health, told The Epoch Times. “Anxiety, depression, and PTSD are the true underlying conditions .