Hugh Hefner’s Widow Opens Up About His Opioid Addiction

During the height of Playboy’s popularity in the 1970s, Crystal claims Hugh abused the amphetamine Dexedrine, a popular ADHD drug, in order to pull all-nighters to work on the publication.

Crystal said Hugh smoked a pipe for years — an act that became as intertwined with his image as his red silk robe — until he suffered a stroke, which she claimed her late husband referred to as a “stroke of luck” because it led to him kicking the habit.

While Hugh gave up smoking tobacco from his notorious pipe, Crystal claimed he gave her marijuana on the first night they met and had sex at his mansion.