Question by Cowboy: If “Alcoholism” is a Disease or Illness, Why Are People arrested For D.W.I., Public Intoxication?
I didn’t know we lived in a country that punishes people for being sick. If drug abuse is an illness, why is the possession of 5 oxycodones punishable by 20 years in the pen in Florida?

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Because public intoxication doesn’t mean you’re an alcoholic. Nor does it mean it’s acceptable, sick or not.

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