Mischa Barton`s on destructive path?

Friends of Mischa Barton say that she has been on a destructive path.

Washington, July 18: Friends of The OC star Mischa Barton insists that she has been on a destructive path for a while now."She has been on a destructive path for a while now," People magazine quoted a friend as saying.

"Her drug and alcohol [use] has gotten to a point where it drove people away," the friend added. According to the sources, Barton has been "dealing with a lot of personal issues`."I don`t think she knows her limits," adds the pal. Currently, the 23-year-old actress has been put under involuntary psychiatric evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. Barton has battled demons before. In July 2008, she told Marie Claire magazine that she`d sought treatment for her problems. Experts say Barton could be discharged by Saturday afternoon if she demands to be released or doctors find her to be stable. ANI