Denzel Washington Talks Being a Victim of Alcohol Misuse

Despite being sober for nearly ten years, Denzel Washington, 69, openly acknowledges that his fight with alcoholism and drug abuse has had a negative impact on his physical health. The New Yorker, who has won two Academy Awards in his career, claimed that despite trying a variety of beverages and strong substances like cocaine and heroin, wine was what captivated him. Washington told Esquire that: “I’ve done a lot of damage to the body,” “We’ll see. I’ve been clean. Things are opening up for me now – like being seventy. It’s real.” “And it’s OK. This is the last chapter – if I get another thirty, what do I want to do? My mother made it to ninety-seven. I’m doing the best I can.” “Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like, boom, all of a sudden. I never got strung out on heroin.” “Never got strung out on coke. Never got strung out on hard drugs. I shot dope just like they shot dope, but I never got strung out.” Upon adding a wine cellar to his house with his family, he admitted to spending $4000 on bottles, frequently gathering the “best” from Gil Turner’s Fine Wines...