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Leticia Brédice Publicly Recounts Past Amphetamine Addiction on TV

She uses the interview to challenge enduring beauty pressures.

Overview

  • In a conversation on A la tarde (América TV) with host Karina Mazzocco, the Argentine actor described years of taking amphetamines to lose weight.
  • She said she once weighed 40 kilos yet still perceived herself as fat, calling the addiction hard to quit and damaging to concentration and self‑esteem.
  • Brédice detailed how the habit fostered deception and disordered eating behaviors, including pretending to eat or discarding food.
  • She recalled that amphetamines were normalized in 1990s showbusiness and said actresses were discouraged from admitting use.
  • She linked her improvement to therapy and a reevaluation of close relationships, noting that reduced access to the drugs and family pressures about her body shaped her recovery and views today.