[Lirona]

"It's very very rare for doctors to self-dope"

says who?

the statistics that are usually kicked around is that anywhere between 10-15 percent of physicians are addicted to either alcohol or drugs.

I'm not saying that proves or disproves anything about Ron Paul, but your statement in his defense is simply not true.

[George W. Bush]

the statistics that are usually kicked around is that anywhere between 10-15 percent of physicians are addicted to either alcohol or drugs.

So a doctor who takes a drink is then a "doper"? (The remarks you're addressing were about an accusation that Ron Paul is a doper.)

I read Ron Paul as a lifelong teetotaler, though I wouldn't be particularly shocked if he took a medicinal like a few ounces of wine daily as many people do. Or he might be a total teetotaler. Since I don't care about his personal habits it wouldn't change my support either way. I support Ron Paul's liberties just as he supports the personal liberties of all citizens.