for all recovering addicts. Drug and alcohol abuse and dependence require a life style change for a lasting recovery. Weight lifting and running produce the same Dopamine flood that a pushes a coke addict to not only hit, but to keep bumping that hit. The difference being the uptake receptors don't get flooded out and induce a severe depressive episode to follow the high.

Any time a healthy and benficial habit can be used to replace a harmful and distructive one like alcohol or drug use it is a win-win situation. The benefits accrue not only to the addict, but his family and society in general.

I applaud the preznit for his exercise regime as well as the example he sets for others with problems.

The eyeful of the handful of protestors posted show a group that have yet to reach rock bottom. They may be showing bottom but are obviously not representative of the majority of Americans that find themselves in opposition to this ruinous war. For every mention of Clinton and Monica, we should have a required mention of Rev. Baker and Tammy-Fay, Jimmy Swickert, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell.

Publius