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To: Iamarangerboy who wrote (9445)	5/16/2006 2:20:09 AM
From: Doc Bones	Respond to of 10280

I think that since he has chosen to enter a treatment program for his addiction to painkillers that we can assume that Ambien is the least of his problems. First news has a great impact however, which is why governments often lie about dramatic events, even if they know the truth will inevitably come out later. Doc nytimes.com ... Mr. Kennedy's advisers say he now views these incidents, as well as his addiction and bouts of binge drinking, through the prism of his bipolar disorder, a type of depression marked by extreme highs and lows. But some wonder whether this latest incident must be his last. "I don't think anybody realized until now how serious his problems were," said M. Charles Bakst, a longtime political columnist for The Providence Journal. "Now it all makes sense, and you realize that this kid is on the brink. And I think if it happens again, you are going to see people say, not necessarily angrily or bitterly, but sadly, maybe, that public life isn't for him." ... He was interested in politics early on, and he was a frequent presence on the campaign plane during his father's 1980 run for the Democratic nomination for president. His parents split right after that race. Later, at prep school, Patrick sought treatment for cocaine abuse. As a student at Providence College in 1988, he underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his spine. The operation left him with lingering back pain that, he has said, prompted his use of narcotics. ... "He found an altitude he was comfortable flying at," said Erik Smith, who was Mr. Kennedy's spokesman at the campaign committee. That is how it appeared, from a distance at least, until 2:45 a.m. May 4, when Mr. Kennedy crashed his car. In the lone interview he has given, to The Providence Journal, Mr. Kennedy said he was at home with a female friend when he woke up and thought he needed to go to the Capitol to vote. She tried unsuccessfully to dissuade him, he said. Mr. Kennedy's immediate future is unclear. Senator Kennedy could not say when his son's treatment would be over, and the congressman may be greeted with as much scrutiny as sympathy on his return. But his cousin Mr. Shriver, who said he had watched "countless members of my family" overcome addiction, was optimistic. "Once he gets this current challenge under control, watch out," Mr. Shriver said. "He'll just knock the socks off of everybody."