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Speculating on Spears’ Drug Problem

January 11, 2008 on 5:01 pm | In Uncategorized |

Throughout this past year there have been many speculations as to what has really been wrong with Britney Spears, including what drugs she may have been taking.  However, delving deeper into a couple of the latest troubles (including a ‘not there’ performance on the VMA’s and then the late-night custody issue where she wound up on the hospital)reveals more about her condition and I have an explanation to her erratic behavior recently.

This is actually a pretty common scenario that I’ve seen throughout the years of dealing with thousands of people with some kind of drug problem.  Somebody decides to take drugs and/or drink alcohol excessively.  The result is that they feel bad when coming down from the high or waking up with a hangover.  They’re supposed to be low and depressed at that time.  To remedy this they often take more drugs or drink more alcohol in an attempt to feel better, which temporarily seems to work, but is actually making things worse.  They cycle continues to the point where they have to be drunk or high just to “function” in their daily lives.

Then somewhere along the way, either through treatment or seeking some type of professional counseling, some misinformed person tells them they should be taking a medication to alleviate the ups and downs, mood swings, depression, etc.  This has also happened to Britney.  The problem is that these drugs never solve the problem permanently and often have very severe side effects.  On top of that, if someone has been taking medication for depression or “bipolar disorder” then they develop a dependency on those as well and when suddenly stopped there are very dangerous withdrawal symptoms, including heavy manic behavior, hallucinations and psychotic breaks.

This would explain why Britney acted the way she did the other night when she was taken to the hospital, yet a drug screen turned out to be negative.  The Dr. Phil explanation of her now having a bipolar diagnosis is ludicrous.  Look back just a few short years ago and obviously that would not be the case.  These symptoms and behaviors are chemically created, first by whatever illicit drug use and alcohol consumption, and then made worse by the prescription drugs she has been given.

The best way to actually help her would be to do a complete body detoxification and cleansing program to get all of the chemicals out of her and then start to address the problems in her life with a clear head.