EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Being Treated For Cocaine Addiction At Betty Ford Clinic
Oct. 11 2010, Published 1:32 p.m. ET
Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan is being treated for cocaine addiction at the Betty Ford Clinic, Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned.
"Lindsay's primary problem is cocaine," said a source, close to the situation.
"She went through a thorough assessment, and it was discovered that she has a high dependence for cocaine."
The Mean Girls star, who has been to rehab five times and was jailed three times for cocaine related incidents, had previously played down the extent of her drug abuse.
But when Lohan registered a dirty result for cocaine after a court-mandated test while on probation, last month, the actress took to Twitter to declare, "Substance abuse is a disease which doesn't go away overnight."
"It's not surprising that Lindsay returned to cocaine use after her most recent stint in rehab," said our source.
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"There is a great desire for the drug, even when someone stops using it.
"The cravings are very intense the first four to five days after someone stops using the drug, and it then continues along at various levels of intensity for up to two weeks beyond that.
"Some cocaine addicts might still feel a desire to use the drug after that period, even after seeing such things as drug paraphernalia or powdered sugar or sweetener.
"So at this point, Lindsay is at a critical point of her detoxification and recovery, and she is doing well."
Cocaine is said to be one of the most addictive drugs because it modifies and enhances naturally occurring neurotransmitters in the brain.
"People enjoy the feeling so much their bodies crave a repeat of it so intensely that some will put themselves in a lot of danger to experience it again and again," Dr. James West, a doctor at the Betty Ford in Rancho Mirage, California, wrote on the center's website.