LIFE'S CRASH COURSE

Life in the fast lane often leads to head-on collisions.Numerous people try to do everything they plan for their lives in a hurry (overnight so to speak). This behavior is difficult for some of society to handle, particularly those in the singing and acting profession. The use of drugs and alcohol frequently leads to unchastized sex. The constant sharing of needles and changing of sex partners will most undoubtedly render the practitioners some from of venereal disease. Unfortunately, these samples of living can lead to disastrous endings. This is the case in most of the following examples.

One such person who lived the fast life is Drew Barrymore. Drew started out her acting career at the tender age of six. By the time Drew reached ten she was drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking cigarettes and marijuana. By the age of thirteen, she used cocaine. Admitted to the hospital at fifteen, Drew had to be rehabilitated off drugs and alcohol. This style of living nearly ruined not only her career, but her life as well.

Next there is George Jones, known by many as the "King of country Music". He was also known as "No Show Jones", until he cleaned up his act. George reached out and touched literally millions of people with his music; yet, in the height of his career he turned to alcohol and cocaine for comfort. After several incidents with the law, the break-up of three marriages and a car accident (that should have wiped out his existance),George finally got the help needed to straighten the shambles he had made of his ambitions and spirit.

Others, such as Jim Morrison, were not as fortunate to save themselves from a head-on collision in the fast lane. Jim Morrison had an addiction to alcohol with the onset of his career. This led to the use of marijuana and other narcotics, including heroin. Morrison, like Jones, involved himself with the legal system. At a youthful age of twenty-eight years of age, Morrison was found dead in his penthouse apartment's bathtub. The official cause of his death was listed as heart failure. Because of Jim's lifestyle, it is assumed that he died of a heroin overdose.

Hank Williams Sr. also had a problem with alcohol at the beginning of his career. Eventually, alcohol wasn't enough and he went on to use drugs like amphetamines and seconal. Hank died while enroute to one of his concerts. An appraisal concerning Hank's autopsy report suggested that he died of alcoholic cardiomyopathy (more commonly known as heart disease), directly traceable to excessive drinking.

Al Capone, probably led a faster life than most american mobsters. Capone enjoyed not only alcohol and drugs, but indulged himself in sexual adventures. Because sexually transmitted diseases go hand in hand with sexual promiscuity, Capone was a prime candidate for venereal disease. He died of a terminal case of syphilis in 1947.

Similarly to Al Capone, Rock Hudson had complications as a result of his sexually promiscuous fast life. Rock Hudson had a reputation for being quite a ladies man: however, in later years rumors stated that he had affairs with men. Whether or not this propaganda is true, the fact remains that Rock Hudson contracted the fatal disease AIDS, which resulted in his death.

These are just a few case history's of fairly well-known people. There are countless other cases about people scarcely known. These people use drugs and alcohol to speed up or slow down and participate in sexual encounters with little or no protection. Some people not only harm themselves, but others as well. Life in the fast lane is not a very good life. If people would learn to take life slower and use more caution, this world would be a lot less chaotic.

REFERENCE SOURCES:

Little Girl Lost By:Drew Barrymore with Todd Gold

George Jones The Saga of an American Singer By: Bob Allen

Sing a Sad Song, The Life of Hank Williams By: Roger M.Williams

Jim Morrison Dark Star By:Dylan Jones

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