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Eric Dane reveals list of drugs he tried in posthumous memoir
Dane's memoir, published by Maria Shriver's imprint The Open Field, says he dropped to 170 pounds in his 2008 relapse; the excerpt list runs long.
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- First reported by New York Post: “Eric Dane reveals staggering list of drugs he tried during ‘dark period’ in posthumous memoir”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 9:37 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEric Dane's posthumous memoir is out, and the excerpt lists nearly every drug he tried during what he called a dark period.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us is a source familiar with the matter, speaking from a parking garage. Where exactly are you?
Tobias WrenfieldLevel three. I can't say which level three. There's only one, but still.
Tobias WrenfieldThe excerpt says he started with booze, pot and acid, and I have that from a very close source.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat list is in the PEOPLE excerpt. Heroin, cocaine, mushrooms, mescaline, crystal meth, crack and painkillers. Who's your source?
Tobias WrenfieldI can't say who told me. It was a website. Look, he wrote, 'I don't think there's a drug I didn't try.'
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