What in the world is Brittney Spears ON?

[SoberGirlsMOM]

What drug do you guys think Brittney Spears is on?  I have wondered what in the world it is that she is on?  I kind of figured that she shaved her head when getting freaked out about the possibility of having a drug test on her hair in regards to the custody battle.  She just seems so disoriented but able to walk without stumbling, or so it seems.  Anyway, just a nosy question.

[Amphora]

Thanks, Tim.  I could have Googled it -- too lazy, I guess!  Thanks again.  Mike

[TimH2]

Thomas DeQuincy wrote that.

[Amphora]

Thanks, Tim.  Your posts are well-written, too.  Who wronte, "Confessions of an Opium Eater"?  My English Lit class was a few too many decades in the past for me to remember.  Mike

[TimH2]

Your posts were well written. There are hundreds of thousands abusing all kinds of drugs and it seems the spotlight will always fall on the "well known" people that are using. I believe there are many "celebreties" using that keep a low profile and those that are blatant in their drug abuse. Before there were "tattletale" type magazine and tv shows, many people were addicted to drugs. Drug use goes way back to people like Van Gogh, Edgar Allen Poe, Alexander the Great, John Keats and too many to list.  

Tim

[Amphora]

Thanks for your thoughts.  I should have included celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, etc. who seem to lead relatively normal private lives despite huge fame and career success -- without resorting to addiction.  anotherfinemess, I agree about their always needing to be "on" whenever in public.  I would despise that -- precisely for the reasons you indicate -- I'm not secure enough within myself to be comfortable with that sort of perpetual scrutiny.  However, I hardly think that's an issue I'll ever need to contend with. :)
Mike

[SoberGirlsMOM]

One of my sisters who is also an addict works in the music business and the drug culture is alive and well in every aspect of the biz, whether it be rock, punk and yes even Country music.  This past spring she was on a world tour and when they were in Holland (I think that is the country where certain drugs are legal) for a show she relapsed.  Its hard to stay clean in that business, because it is all around you.  She has been in this business for years and it seems every time they go out on tour she uses and when she gets back home she goes through hell to get clean again.  Vicious cycle.  

[anotherfinemess]

My thought on this is that celebrities seem to have it all: fame, money, excitement.  But their "public selves" don't always reflect their "private selves".  There is a ton of insecurity there, and that's where the drugs come in.  For someone constantly in the public eye,that always has to be "on"--  whether its socially or on stage, the drugs. facilitate this,. Also, to a great extent, the drugs boost energy , creativity, and relaxation.  I come from a show biz family;  My father was a (brilliant) jazz musician who drank and smoked himself to death.  

[Amphora]

Interesting thread.  A larger question: why do so many celebrities succumb to the lure of drugs (including alcohol here, and realizing some get -- and stay -- clean; others OD and we lose them)? As I think back (those from an earlier time, when the media was more hushed about the private lives of stars, it is only years or decades later that we learn of their substance abuse): Billie Holiday; Humphrey Bogart; Spencer Tracy; Joan Crawford; William Holden; Elvis Presley, the man who played Fred Mertz in "I Love Lucy;" Marilyn Monroe; Judy Garland; her daugher Liza Minnelli; Jimi Hendrix; Janice Joplin; Diana Ross (DUI several years ago); Whitney Houston; Elton John; Jim Morrison; Boy George; Danny from the Partridge Family; Drew Barrymore; on so on, and on -- I've left out so many -- the rock musicians who are in and out of treatment so many times it's as if they're wearing roller skates sailing through a revolving door.  Is it the blinding intensity of constantly living in the limelight of fame and having the means to obtain almost anything one would want, or are "celebrities" simply a microcosm among whom there is no greater incidence of substance abuse than there is within the larger population -- instead, a result of their fame is that we learn about their problems with substances through endless media coverage/ papparazzi?  Some of both?  I realize there is no definitive answer, but this is a notion I've pondered often, so I thought I'd post. Thoughts?  Mike

[SoberGirlsMOM]

LOL, that was my original thought when I was watching a blip on TV about the "latest update" on the Brit Brit court/custody visit blah blah!

[1234betterlife]

not a bad question. who else to ask but a bunch of addicts?

[TimH2]

I tend to be on the nosey side myself :). She was so innocent 6 yrs ago and Hollyweed seems to have changed that or possibly mental illness. I believe that schitzophrania starts to manifest during  early adulthood. I also think a person then starts to self medicate at that time.

[SoberGirlsMOM]

No problem, probably wasn't the most appropriate question to post on here anyway.  Just another case of fingers typing faster than my brain!  LOL, which happens a lot these days.

[1234betterlife]

i wasn't bothered at all, sorry if it seemed that way. it is just impossible to know what is wrong with that girl but i hope she checks into treatment in a good facility or she may not be with us long.

[SoberGirlsMOM]

Me too, I took my daughter to see her in concert back when my daughter (and Brittney) was much younger and still had some of their innocence.  Sad story altoghter.

[SoberGirlsMOM]

Yea, wasn't really thinking that anyone would be giving a firm confirmation of her drug of choice or anything, was just being nosy.  Sorry if my question bothered you, didn't mean to offend anyone.

[TimH2]

I read that she likes those fentanyl pops. I really think it is more mental than anything else. She did pass a drug test ordered by the court. I hope she can find something within her to seek help. I remember when she was 20 and her life seemed to be heading in a great direction. Maybe a case of too much, too soon. I hope she can get it together and take care of her boys.

[1234betterlife]

could not tell you without her information. only she can tell anyone what she is taking. stumbling is not necessarily a drug problem. more alcohol. your guess is as good as ours.