Newt has almost promised her a Secretary position and that only gets him a stingy semi-local-kinda-endorsement from her (valid in SC and FL only) and a thumbs up from her spouse that she disavowed.
From my recollections of articles written of her life, Whitney Houston was known to be quite wild from the beginning. Her famously innocent, refined, sweet image during her early fame was a public relations creation. A lot of her past was scrubbed and the wholesome image was not in line with her true personality. I don't believe Bobby Brown introduced her to the wild side. She was already there on her own. If memory serves correctly, he didn't derail her from a path of healthy and safe living. Whitney chose that hard living lifestyle before they met. Maybe it is why they were attracted to each other...
The club photos from a couple of days ago showed us that she was in trouble. But she had made it this far with all of her drug problems. I was hoping she had a team in place to keep things from getting to bad.
I hope her daughter is strong enough to never ever touch that stuff.
RIP.
Basically, I don't think this is new or a path taken because of her relationship with Bobby Brown. I think this is the same Whitney that has always existed.
Apologies if my recollections and thus my conclusions are incorrect.