The "Gimme More" singer drove from her Beverly Hills home to her local Virgin Records Store to pick up a CD before heading over to the Four Seasons Hotel. And according to a psychologist's interview, she's the new "Michael Jackson."
Dr. Drew Pinsky told press that Britney's family past - her father's substance abuse, and hereditary mental imbalance - have led to her problems. "It's how her father treated her, it's the divorce and it's the genetics."
Pinsky told press, "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."
Dr. Drew blasts claims that Brit's problems stem from post-partum depression. "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."
He continued, "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.
Enjoy the pictures of Britney out on Thanksgiving (November 22), and some shots of her on a visit with the boys a week ago.
