o_bunny | Some of my friends... (Reply)

A good friend of mine, a fellow I've known for (umm...) something over twenty-five years, is in a spot of trouble. He's going through what he refers to as The Year From Hell, and there's good reason for him to say that. I've talked about him before .

To help alleviate the side effects of the antidepressant he was on, he ended up with another medication. Not that uncommon. However, he did not cut out alcohol.

Apparently on Thursday he was arrested for Impaired Driving. He said "Did you know they take your shoes when they put you into the cell?" Reminded me a little of "Alice's Restaurant".

I don't know the details. I don't know if he was breathalyzed (yes, it's a good word, I just made it up), damaged, in a collision, or what. I do know that alcohol and antidepressant meds interact in bizarre ways; I tried to tell him that, don't know if he listened.

And I'm torn. On the one hand, he's a very good friend, going through very hard times; I can't not support him. On the other hand, I've said more than once that I figure drunk drivers ought to be suspended from rusty barbed wire by their genitals and spun; I've told *him* that, in those words.

Thoughts?