Christopher Lloyd Opens up About Long Battle With Cocaine Addiction

WHO:

US Magazine - Christopher Lloyd is an actor known for *Back to the Future*.

US Magazine - Lloyd was 88 years old when the article described his memoir and past substance use.

NY Post - Christopher Lloyd is described as an 88-year-old actor.

WHAT:

US Magazine - Lloyd reflected on years of cocaine and alcohol addiction in his memoir, *In My Own Time*.

NY Post - Lloyd wrote about a decades-long struggle with addiction in *In My Own Time*.

NY Post - Lloyd wrote of his cocaine use: “I was hooked almost immediately. I loved it.”

WHY:

NY Post - Lloyd said he loved cocaine and became hooked almost immediately.

HOW:

US Magazine - Lloyd described taking his first “snort” of cocaine; the article excerpt does not provide further details.

US Magazine - US Magazine attributed its account of Lloyd’s memoir to Page Six.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 20:09 UTC)

Actor Christopher Lloyd, best known for *Back to the Future*, has written about his decades-long struggle with addiction in his memoir, *In My Own Time*. Lloyd, 88, recalled that he became hooked on cocaine almost immediately. “I was hooked almost immediately.