I used to take codeine, other hard drugs. I couldn’t boast of N1m in 2016 – Toyin Abraham

Actress Toyin Abraham has opened up on her past once she abused hard drugs like marijuana and codeine, and was involved in different vices. She made the revealing at the 2017 edition of Success Story Africa, held in Lagos, on Sunday.

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“You have to be compelled to stop dangerous habits. i used to be involved in a very lot of vices and it became worse last year,” PremiumTimes quoted her as saying at the event. “I did drugs and that i am not ashamed to mention it because it’s now a thing of the past.

They say codeine causes you to high; I took lots. I smoked lots and that i didn’t even know I looked atrocious, because i was thus skinny. If you came to my house last year, you’d meet lots of people and you wont need to go away because we tend to smoked, gossiped about people and what have you.”

According to our source, she additionally talked about the mistakes she has made in the entertainment industry and the way she has not let the negativity shape her. “I made lots of mistakes when I began acting and that was as a result of I did not have plans. I simply wanted to be known.

But, I currently know that being popular isn’t the same thing as being successful . after I got into the industry and also the fame became too much, I became harum-scarum. I couldn’t boast of N1 million in 2016. i was making cash and i wanted to feel among.

When one amongst our colleagues bought a car, it was hassle because we all strove to buy the same car or an even bigger one. I had to change my circle for good and this change started in March 2017.”