Plenty of news articles are now popping up around the Mel Gibson DWI story as doctors ponder the effects of booze in his tirade.<br />
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In case you’ve been living in a cave, the outburst–in which Gibson reportedly said Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world–occurred when he was pulled over for drunk driving. He has since publicly apologized and checked himself into an undisclosed rehabilitation program (which Jon Stewart reported as the Betty Ford Clinic for alcoholism and the Henry Ford Clinic for anti-Semitism).<br />
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Are drunken words sober thoughts? Or should what we say or do while intoxicated be taken with a shaker of salt? Of course, we better all hope for the latter, but the "doctors" say no… "Alcohol can’t make you think or feel things."<br />
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This is according to Gary L. Malone, MD, an addiction psychiatrist; but he is also credited with saying "You can’t pour vodka on a turnip and have it say anti-Semitic remarks." Methinks Dr. Malone may have had a few before his interview.<br />
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Read the full story at <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/03/health/webmd/main1864620.shtml"><strong>CBS News</strong></a>
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