Veteran actress Amy Austria is not holding back any details sharing her experience using illegal drugs in the past.

In a recent interview, she recalled that it took her six years before she was able to quit the habit..

According to Amy, she had used every drug she could lay her hands on prior, getting hooked on shabu (methamphetamine), eventually.

"Nung una, ah parang wala naman, okay lang siya. Pero little by little, hindi mo alam na hahanap-hanapin mo na siya. Tapos pag ayaw mo na, tulog ka nang tulog, kain ka na nang kain, tumataba ka na, hindi ka na makabanyo," Amy said.

No matter how hard she tried to keep it out of her system, Amy admitted that she just couldn't.

“Ang sakit na ng ulo mo sa kakatulog hanggang sa dumating sa point na almost one year in out, in out, in out. Sabi ko, ayoko na. Papaano to? Pero maski ayaw mo na, dahil nga yung katawan mo hindi ka na makakilos, wala ka nang magawa, bibili ka nanaman,” Amy related.

She continued: ''Pagkabili mo, ayan magagawa mo nanaman–– malilinis mo na ulit ang bahay, magagawa mo na dapat mong gawin, makakapagbanyo ka na. Six years yun. Six years yun na trinitry mong makipaglaban."

Just when Amy thought she was a hopeless case, another veteran actor and a good friend of hers, Christopher De Leon, invited her to a retreat.

That's when things took a turn for Amy.

"Nung ininvite ako ni Christopher de Leon na umattend ng Oasis of Love–– doon sa retreat nila–– sumama ako. This time sabi ko, ‘Lord, sa’yo na to. Alam mo naman na six years ko na gustong tanggalin ito. Hindi ko kaya," she said.

Amy is now completely drug-free.