I know what you mean but the only difference between a legal and an illegal drug is a piece of paper written by a doctor. Michael Jackson and Anna Nicole Smith were using so many 'legal' drugs, their homes looked like pharmacies. It's not the alcohol and drugs themselves that do the damage - they're just inanimate objects. It's the idiots who abuse them and ruin other people's lives that are to blame.

I read about this tragedy and this idiot had NINE people in her SUV when she barreled the wrong way down the road. She had a blood alcohol limit of 0.19! That's more than double the legal limit of most states but that wasn't enough for her. She smoked a joint less than an hour before getting behind the wheel, too. This is where she was at with just the alcohol she drank:

0.02 - 0.03 Legal definition of intoxication in R.I. for people under 21 years of age. Few obvious effects; slight intensification of mood.

0.05 - 0.06 Feeling of warmth, relaxation, mild sedation; exaggeration of emotion and behavior; slight decrease in reaction time and in fine-muscle coordination; impaired judgment about continued drinking.

0.07 - 0.09 More noticeable speech impairment and disturbance of balance; impaired motor coordination, hearing and vision; feeling of elation or depression; increased confidence; may not recognize impairment.

0.08 Legal definition of intoxication in R.I. for people 21 years and older.

0.11 - 0.12 Coordination and balance becoming difficult; distinct impairment of mental faculties and judgment.

0.14 - 0.15 Major impairment of mental and physical control; slurred speech, blurred vision and lack of motor skills; needs medical evaluation.

0.20 Loss of motor control; must have assistance moving about; mental confusion; needs medical assistance.

0.30 Severe intoxication; minimum conscious control of mind and body; needs hospitalization.

0.30 - 0.60 This level of alcohol has been measured in people who have died of alcohol intoxication.

0.40 Unconsciousness; coma; needs hospitalization.

Add smoking a joint to that blood alcohol level and it's incredible tha she was still conscious. Getting behind the wheel in that condition and drinking more was so stupid that it's a good thing she's out of the gene pool. The three men in her SUV couldn't have not noticed her chugging the bottle of Absolut vodka while she sped along or her impaired condition. Anybody stupid enough to ride with somebody in that condition is no loss to the gene pool, either. The others are all victims of her selfishness and all those lives were lost because of her decision to drink, drug, and drive.

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