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Us magazine interviewed an addictions specialist, Dr. Drew Pinsky and asked his opinion about Britney Spears. Anyone remember him from MTV’s Lovline? I used to love that show.

Here’s a little bit of what he had to say about Brit-Brit as he talked about her past, her daddy’s substance abuse, family history of mental imbalance, and how this is all affecting her current mental state:

“She’s sort of our new Michael Jackson.”

US: What in Britney Spears’ childhood led her to where she is now?
DP: It’s how her father treated her, it’s the divorce and it’s the genetics.

US: How would her father’s substance abuse affect Britney?
DP: At least 60% of addiction is accounted for on the basis of genetics. I’ve never treated an addict that didn’t have a family history of the disease. You have to inherit it from somewhere.

“We know that she is a drug addict because she’s been admitted to a treatment center. You can’t be admitted unless you’ve met criteria for addiction.”

US: A person can’t be accepted for post-partum depression?
DP: If you go to a psychiatric hospital for post-partum depression, you go to the psychiatric hospital, you don’t go to the chemical dependency program. She is a drug addict. It is an indisputable point.

“And she has a parent with an addiction. Just by having a parent with addiction puts you at about a 50% risk for having your own addiction problem. But, just because you have a genetic heritage doesn’t mean you’re going to get an addiction. A childhood trauma, physical abuse, sexual abuse, abandonment, will also propel a person towards full-blown addiction.”

To read the full interview, go here.

So there ya go, Brit-Brit must be on some drugs! I know it’s absolutely shocking though.

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