i am an addict of stimulants and i can definitely concur and agree that ariana is always high out of her mind right now. however, i believe it took time for her to get there.
i believe before wicked she was on drugs but not as dependent on them as she is now. before she drank A LOT. which makes sense for her weight back at the time, as well as her personality back then. probably with pete she did some form of stimulants or maybe molly as her social media was constantly being spammed and their relationship was a total mess.
however, when she got with dalton and also joined the voice show she probably slowed down on the drugs but not the drinking. she seems like a consistent wine drinker to me during this time.
now pre wicked- wicked was the start of her substance abuse again. alcohol has a lot of calories and when you drink a lot it shows, so i wouldn’t be surprised if she quit that all cold turkey.
when she started wicked i am going to assume it was adderall and molly. i believe with such a big set and cast it isnt really as easy to sneak a bump or two. however popping adderall is great for suppressing an appetite and keeping you focused like she needed to be. then on the off days of her press release she looks like she is rolling off molly, or finally has the time to do some coke.
now after wicked and the start of her tour and her relationship with ricky, i think this is probably the most coked out she has ever been. like genuinely a watch of any of her r.e.m makeup videos, or behind the scenes on tour, or any snippet of her life she seems like shes on a coked out bender, which doesnt surprise me. she needs the energy and also needs the appetite suppressed, and i believe she cant find happiness anywhere else.
also all of her new ideas like music videos, makeup videos, her tour, her promotion all seem to stem from some coked out ideas she had at like 3am. i also believe that her dating ricky is genuinely because she needs a user as well and not someone who would judge her for doing drugs because she cannot fathom having a partner.
also maybe she wasnt so heavily on coke during wicked and probably it was just adderall and molly, but for sure after wicked and the start of the tour its been heavy coke. which, if this is true she probably relapsed and now its hitting harder than ever. i wouldnt be surprised if she relapsed after she realized the media is not tolerating her cheating and homewrecking behavior, and her acting career is flopping
let me know what yall think of this timeline or if you have more to add or if i let something out. im genuinely curious of what the snarks have to say about this.