ABC's Elizabeth Vargas has checked into
rehab for her alcoholism this comes as a surprise to many she is an anchor on
ABC's 20/20
and I had no idea that she was dealing with substance abuse issues
but I think that it's courageous for her to come out be so public about it
because it shows you that alcoholism
obviously can impact anyone and the fact that she's getting help and that she
recognizes that she has a problem
is obviously also very good
it look II wanna do the story partly because I want to expose my own biases
use when I read the story I was like no all
mmm and I thought we won I think like you know anybody going to be an outcall
a great so people are predisposed
everybody has drinks and if it turns out you predisposing you have couple drinks
and then you're more likely to become addicted it's Erica happen anybody right
definitely
and it is me your faultless I don't wanna you know say that either it like
people say it's a disease in
I've got mixed feelings about that some people are more predisposed so that
sucks they drew
bad DNA on that one right another hand of course is some personal
responsibility goes along with the coming out called at some point right
okay all that being said I thought well that's so
one she's a woman to sugar I love I love that assumption that you're told and
therefore alcoholism is not gonna impact you at all
let no no and no I'll get even worse about my own price
okay a she's a respectable woman on television not enough
like she's a functioning alcoholic and there are many people who abuse
substances such a hot
you know some hardcore substances and they still manage to function
me I know people who can literally smoke marijuana throughout the day
and they're totally normal they function they do their jobs I can't even imagine
doing that
I would
I is that where you have a big iron I
welcome to the young adults here but lol my
but maybe you should try one out of nowhere I'm so and look I'm a surprise
every time I see any functioning
addict Arabia and salata movie stars are
Valley la politicians are these American Toronto likes to smoke some crack
me this look like being in some ways you're right in some way your paper here
um but you know and I've heard stories about
I all school mail news anchors like
alcoholics up the goods who and then later I Indian stuff yeah
but at least he is a desk rich mahogany perfect okay
rine for you know who is this um it was both cases a book it's our library
anyway I like there was a all school anchor in New York when I was growing up
and i'd leader heard stories of like the
user massive cokehead and like you could find Cody couldn't do the job
gonna be all fucked up is open and doesn't go in there is like hey welcome
everybody how are you
it's gonna be 69 degrees outside today when we have all look at a car accident
on on the Van Nuys okay
so why couldn't it be a woman of Corsica
right it so it's good because it breaks down even by SES I had
so your you gotta be a look at any in if you think your head in that direction
maybe you are more predisposed to so you should be more careful
react and I feel like this is super goofy but it really good buddy hackett
happen elizabeth vargas
Gavin and of course and what I really appreciate
appreciate about her coming out and being so vocal about what she's going
through it hopefully it will motivate
other people that have issues with that alcoholism to go seek help
because she's doing it in you know a very
obviously open way but she should do it in a way where she's not
shaming herself and ABC is not changing her which I'm really proud of their
standing behind her they say they're saying that they're 100 percent
supportive a bitch is going to be away for a few weeks but it's okay she'll
come back and everything will be fine
and that's great because it shows that getting help
is of going to be much better for you and people are not going to shame you
they're not gonna look down on you with anything
they're going to be happy that you're looking for help and that you want to
get clean
it's it's a new day in America man in the old days you been fired so
90 you would and i'm glad that it's a new day in america this is great
yeah so it's great ever to go beyond alcohol great
cab calloway I can play them