Let's get real. We live in a nation filled with druggies. Whether its the prescription type that keep so many of us afloat to the booze (Mel Gibson? W?), to pot (Phelps), and Steroids (Rodriguez), the United States is filled with role models who use abuse chemicals to reach fame. If we lived in some lawless, libertarian society, that would be A-OK. People could abuse the substances they wanted to to achieve fame and fortune. (uh, pass me some more coffee please) The reality is unless you're powerful and/or white, your drug abuse will wind you up in prison for ridiculously long sentences. This, my dear readers, is a travesty. 2 million folks in prison in a nation led by druggies (the last 3 presidents at least: Obama, Bush, Clinton), with sports' hero junkies like Rodriguez and Phelps, and drunk writers to boot.
The War on Drugs should be a war on our national role models, substance abusers every one.
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