In an interview conducted with Vanity Fair just one week before she went to jail for 17 days, Lindsay Lohan talked about addictions and the trauma in her life. Trauma that Linds thinks is largely created by her father, Michael Lohan.

This one’s a real doozy, folks.

In the interview, Lohan categorically denies that she has substance abuse issues. “If I were the alcoholic everyone says I am, them putting a [SCRAM] bracelet on would have ended me up in detox, in the emergency room, because I would have had to come down from all the things that people say I’m taking and my father says I’m taking—so that says something, because I was fine,” Linds explains. She also said, “I’ve never abused prescription drugs.”

“I think my biggest focus for myself is learning how to continue to get through the trauma that my father has caused in my life.” Michael Lohan has been a near-constant fixture in the press both for his love affairs and his off-again relationship with his daughter.

But Lindsay isn’t going to spend the rest of her life thinking about Michael - she hopes to get her derailed career back on track. “I don’t care what anyone says. I know that I’m a damn good actress,” she said. “I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible—but that’s what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes.” One hopes.

The Lindsay Lohan issue of Vanity Fair will appear on nationwide newsstands by September 7.