Jared Leto Recalls the ‘Epiphany’ That Stopped Him From Being a ‘Professional Drug User’

Jared Leto spoke candidly about his past experiences as a “professional drug user”— and the “epiphany” that turned his life around.

“I grew up in an environment where there were drugs around,” the 30 Seconds to Mars musician, 51, shared with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 on Thursday, September 14. “I knew what the smell of weed is as a very, very young kid.”

Leto remembered “walking by some trees” when he was in fourth grade and telling other kids there…