Duke U: Was she drowning her sorrows–or simply doing what addicts do?
“The alleged victim may have been drowning her sorrows after her terrible ordeal.â€
So said Paul T. Wall, one of the co-hosts of the Bill Handel radio program on 640am KFI in Los Angeles, explaining why the alleged rape victim in the Duke University case was found passed out in her car after the incident. One of the grand myths that pervade alcoholism is that the alcoholic drinks to drown out sorrows, unhappiness or some tragic loss. The problem is they also drink to celebrate, whether for a resounding success, a dramatic win, or just because it’s Friday night. The truth of the matter is they drink addictively because they can.