People who use illegal drugs are scum of the earth. 

Besides the fact that drug use is detrimental to your health and even life threatening, it’s really bad when it affects the well-being of the public.  How many professionals or service providers have you come across that look like they’ve “chopped a few lines” while in their care?

Or, just as irritating, have you ever played with an athlete playing a serious game of basketball or whatever sport and they smell like alcohol?  Everyone notices it and tends not to say anything.  It makes me sick to my stomach when these people put themselves at risk and everyone else.  Plus they smell like hell and it ruins the game.

Probably the worst group to abuse alcohol in a recreational setting are softball players.  On any given night at various parks you can see many adult softball players at sports leagues drinking tons of beer as if it’s part of the game.  To me, this is rediculous because alcohol is the worst substance to enhance your game, can cause injuries due to poor judgement and decreased levels of coordination, and causes some people to become overly excited during the game leading to unecessary conflict.   I suppose it’s so popular in the sport of recreational adult softball because it’s such a slow pace sport with very little continuous cardio.

And I’m not just refering to people who are on the low end of social classes in America with these issues or mafiosos from the drug cartels.  I’m talking about everyday, normal people, most of which I’ve seen  displaying this irresponsible behavior at high end fitness centers and ritzy areas of Houston parks. 

The late great Frank Zappa said it well in his 1982 song “Cocaine Decisions,” ”it’s not just musicians . . . there’s doctors, lawyers, politicians and other professionals abusing drugs on a grand scale at the public’s expense.”   Zappa was really outspoken in his time for criticizing people who use drugs, even during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s when it was more popular.

If you are at a fitness center or club and notice someone who smells like alcohol or appears to be under the influence of drugs, report it to the managment immediately so action can be taken.

What do you think?  Have you come across these kinds of irresponsible people while working out or playing your favorite sport?