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Drew Barrymore and Demi Lovato reflect on being given 'substances' as children: 'It's unfathomable'

Former child stars Demi Lovato and Drew Barrymore get vulnerable about their harrowing exposure to substance use as children and wrestle with the question of who to blame in new doc 'Child Star.'

Lovato has been remarkably candid about the struggles against drug and alcohol addiction they endured after skyrocketing to Disney fame on series like Sonny With a Chance and films like Camp Rock. Whether it's the challenge of sobriety or the horrors of overdose, Lovato has arisen as a champion of former child actors and anyone trying to break the cycle of addiction. It concludes with Lovato speaking to several young performers and members of the Looking Ahead program, which aims to lobby for more legal protections for child actors.

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