spartacus2002
Member
There is a BIG difference between someone whose body becomes physically addicted to a legally prescribed painkiller, and someone who wants to randomly get high by smoking a joint. He wasn't taking the pills for fun, but for pain management -- and then his body physiologically became addicted. If you don't agree with me that it can happen, then may I check you into a 30 day rehab program to get you to kick the oxygen habit?
The bigger picture is this: the War on Drugs is ridiculous. Rush has been fully functional for months/years despite being addicted to a strong painkiller. His supporters are coming out of the woodwork, saying he needs help and treatment, not punishment. How many of them have said the same for poor Willy the crack addict? Few; instead many of them advocate mandatory minimums, three-strikes-you're-out, and civil asset forfeitures assisted by men in masks with submachineguns.
I don't give a damn if anyone wants to get high, stoned, etc., just so long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car -- and if the fear of that is anyone's justification for the War on Drugs, then let's either ban cars or ban alcohol too.
The bigger picture is this: the War on Drugs is ridiculous. Rush has been fully functional for months/years despite being addicted to a strong painkiller. His supporters are coming out of the woodwork, saying he needs help and treatment, not punishment. How many of them have said the same for poor Willy the crack addict? Few; instead many of them advocate mandatory minimums, three-strikes-you're-out, and civil asset forfeitures assisted by men in masks with submachineguns.
I don't give a damn if anyone wants to get high, stoned, etc., just so long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car -- and if the fear of that is anyone's justification for the War on Drugs, then let's either ban cars or ban alcohol too.