Dr Drew: 'Miley needs professional help'

Dr Drew Pinsky has said that Miley Cyrus needs to seek "professional help" after being caught on video smoking a bong.

Footage emerged last week of the 18-year-old inhaling what was thought to be the legal substance Salvia, which induces a short-lived hallucinatory high.

Speaking to Access Hollywood, the Celebrity Rehab presenter said that Cyrus's behaviour could point to deeper problems in her personal life.

Dr Drew explained: "We know that she's going to be acting out now because her family's in trouble, so it's not unusual to see depression manifesting as various kinds of acting out behaviours.

"Adolescents don't get depressed the way adults do. They don't get sad and cry and withdraw. They often act out and become irritable, they act out with drugs and… get in trouble and she seems to be suffering."

He added: "If I had a child that was doing that or if I was advising a parent, I would say get professional help immediately.

"This cat is out of the bag. This is a child who is in trouble and who is suffering and this is her way of trying to manage that. Get professional help."

Cyrus has yet to speak publicly about the incident, although her father Billy Ray Cyrus has expressed his 'sadness' at the situation.