Lindsay Lohan Needs Our Love
By Olasimbo Olanusi, MD, FASAM
The 21-
year old rising starlet glitters with talents in the
show business that has mesmerized the society over the
decade. She began her career as a child model for
magazine advertisement and television commercials. This
later progressed to acting in soap operas and Disney
Motion Pictures. She landed her leading actress role in
2004 with 'Mean Girls'. This role catapulted her into
stardom. Other notable projects she was involved in
were 'Freaky Friday', 'A Prairie Companion' and 'Herbie'.
She is
also a pop music singer who has recorded and released
two albums, Speak and A Little More Personal.
Currently, she is working on a new project (I Know Who
Killed Me) to be released in July 27, 2007.
Lately, the saga of her trouble with drugs begins to
unfold before our own very eyes.
Her most
recent arrest on July 24, 2007 for her second arrest of
DUI, possession of cocaine charge and driving under
suspended license. Her arrest on suspicion of driving
under influence on May 26, 2007 after the police found a
small amount of substance thought to be cocaine at the
scene of the crash. The high probability of her urine
toxicology being positive for cocaine and alcohol. The
tabloid photographs of the actress allegedly snorting
cocaine in a Los Angeles hotel bathroom. History of her
probably misuse of Oxycontin pain pills. History of her
treatment at the Promises Clinic in Malibu shortly after
her arrest and treatment at the Wonderland
Rehabilitation Facility in Hollywood in January 18,
2007.
Q:
Why would someone who has so much going for her turn to
drugs?
A:
Addiction is a brain disease that has complex
psychological, social and spiritual components. If not
curbed early, it leads to compulsive misuse of the drugs
and the alcohol. This generates impaired judgment and
leads to irrational thoughts and behavior, typical of
those who misuse drugs.
Q: This will be her third trip to the rehab
program this year.
A: Addiction is a chronic,
progressive disease with susceptibility to relapse
tendencies. Relapse often commences with changes in our
thoughts and attitude until it culminates in the
behavior of returning into misusing mood altering
substances.
Q:
What does it mean to be in recovery?
A:
Recovery is not a destination, but a life long process
that requires intense effort to build a strong recovery
foundation that promotes a drug free life. The goal is
recovery from physical psychological, social and
spiritual effects of addiction.
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