
Cocaine, a morals clause and a sudden departure from One Day at a Time
Mackenzie Phillips says a tight morals clause and a lunch-break confrontation with producer Patricia Fass Palmer led to her abrupt exit from One Day at a Time in 1983 after she admitted to cocaine use; she describes the on-set drug culture with Valerie Bertinelli, the urinalysis provision that could have sent her to a doctor, and the subsequent focus on recovery, faith and resilience, while noting Bertinelli’s different experience.







