Speaking of addiction, there's Drew Barrymore...

Coincidentally, she appeared on Letterman tonight as I was ranting against drug or alcohol abuse being called the same type of disease as cancer. Now everyone knows Drew's legendary childhood and teenage abuse stories. But guess what? She still drinks...and ISN'T a falling down drunk in danger of death. She does NOT subscribe to the A.A. bullshit, and is managing JUST fine. STUNNING, isn't it? That's because A.A., fellow humans reading this, isn't SET IN STONE since caveman times as the SOLE way out of addiction. It didn't even exist until the 1930s. BRAVO to Drew for thinking for herself and not following the herd mentality of this world. Not EVERYONE has to go to a church basement, state their name, get a sponsor, and stay COMPLETELY free of alcohol for the rest of their lives. TWO MEN said this was the way it should be done. TWO MEN!! And the world has accepted it as gospel ever since. Certainly, it HAS helped millions to varying degrees. My POINT is that it's not the ONLY way. Rarely in this life is there an ONLY WAY. Sadly (and, yeah, i'm bragging about my smarts and inner strength), a healthy majority of people don't know how to think for themselves and question accepted rules. Drew Barrymore forged her own path out of miserable addiction, and I applaud her for it.