michiganmadman:

"Alcohol is embraced simply because the government collects taxes on alcohol sales and apparently alot of politicians like to drink it."

You are absolutely correct. A first draft of the post you are responding to had that very fact in it, but I decided I was getting off the subject at hand. My disbelief concerning a certain someone's hypocritical stance in which they are seen embracing alcohol abuse while persecuting a known "drug abuser" was the point.

Jerry Shaw wrote:

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But one (Hmeil) chose to seek the help, in the pits, from some people with unquestionable character. The inverse of guilt by association. The other (Fike) chose to offer up information that couldn't possibly be considered helpful to him. Perhaps self-inflicting a "rock bottom" on himself that NASCAR and the ******** justice system didn't.

The jury's still out on both, but each has chosen a first step that wasn't the easiest path. Each chose fessing up and trying to prove themselves over the typical "It's a disease, I'm a victim" mentality. I wish both success."

Again, I couldn't agree more. Some may see Fike's decision to "out himself" as one in which he is mocking people as if to say, "hee, hee...I got away with it". But, in all actuality, he didn't have to bring this information to light, and actually confirm what we all feared might be the case. Why would he do such a thing? It's simple. He's clearly hoping some good can come from it. I commend him on his decision to do so, and hope that he truly has put his drug use behind him for good.

DM