<p>Yes, I know the drug classification- I was just referring to xanax 0.5mg is equivalent to 5mg of Valium dose wise. They both bind to the GABA receptor complex.</p>
<p>Yes, in that sense, if you are talking bioequivalence, the # of mg of xanax is lower. Regardless, there are stories circulating of her having been prescribed several benzos (xanax, ativan, valium). Lets wait and see.</p>
<p>Ok…my two cents. My fil was in the business and very successful. My husband never knew who he would find in the house on any given day. My husband knew the status of his parents’ marriage, but it was private. Until a book was published about fil and an also married star. My husband was devastated as a middle aged adult. Whitney Houston had a child. All this is a headline and will be forgotten sooner rather than later. The family won’t forget.</p>
<p>I am sure that this will have no effect on those who speculate/defame/judge/publish/comment. And I am quite sure that this won’t console…But as one who as read and heard really personal stuff out there…It hurts. And while I was/am no fan of my in laws…I am a big fan of my husband.</p>
<p>elle, what I think I hear you saying is that these are real people, real families, even though they seem to be paper doll celebrities, and that what the public says can really hurt them.
So, we need to be careful about what we say so as not to harm Bobbi Kristina.</p>
<p>I was driving a long distance yesterday morning and there was not much on but talk radio, which I HATE. I heard some guys debating her death and the one idiot kept saying why she should be idolized, she overdosed on drugs, and why didn’t she just QUIT anyway? I was so angry I turned it off. </p>
<p>Conservative talk show hosts are just mean. And stupid. And probably ugly.</p>
<p>The State of NJ is going to have flags at half mast for Whitney Houston…do you think this a sensible thng to do? My opinion is no,but thatbshouldn’t surprise anyone. ;)</p>
<p>It’s just on Saturday, the day of her funeral. They did the same for Clarence Clemmons and he wasn’t even born here.</p>
<p>Didn’t realize they did it for the Big Man…and though i love him and Springsteen, i would say they shouldn’t have done that either</p>
<p>I think flying flags at half mast is a reasonable gesture that may bring some people a small measure of comfort at a time of deep sadness. Whitney Houston is one of the great talents from the state of New Jersey.</p>
<p>Shockingly she is not in the NJ Hall of Fame, while Martha Stewart is.</p>
<p>[New</a> Jersey Hall of Fame](<a href=“http://www.njhalloffame.org/]New”>http://www.njhalloffame.org/)</p>
<p>I think the Board needs to hold an emergency session & include her in the 2012 class,</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think flying the flag at half-mast for celebrities is a good idea. I know I’m an old fogey but when I grew up, we lowered the flag for dead presidents or maybe governors in their own state. I agree with doing it for national tragedies like 9/11, but not for entertainers. Where do you draw the line? The celebrity worship in this country is really kind of sick, I think.</p>
<p>I agree with you, Patsmom.</p>
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<p>I agree completely. Unless, of course, one of my favorite celebrities dies. That’s different. :)</p>
<p>I do not think there is anything wrong with flying a flag at half mast in honor of a celebrity if that celebrity worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life of in an entire community or state. However, I do not think Whitney Houston qualifies, but I may be mistaken.</p>
<p>It seems like they fly flags at half staff so many times in our area now, I catch myself asking, “OK, who died now? Did I miss something important in the news.”</p>
<p>I believe the frequency of practicing this tradition has taken away from the true meaning, at least in our area.</p>
<p>Like standing ovations. It used to be a rare honor.</p>
<p>Yes, yes and yes. Wasn’t it supposed to be an honor reserved for military or public servants? Who gets to decide whose death qualifies as half staff worthy? When I die I want flags to be at least 1/4 mast! I mean I volunteer in the community and stuff!</p>
<p>Terwitt and ek4, you are both so right. When did standing ovations become the norm? Any performance I go to now gets one. I remember when it was rare and then it really meant something. Same thing with the flag. It is losing any significant meaning.</p>
<p>Re: standing ovations and their rarity…Anyone who goes to an awards show (especially the Grammys and Tonys) gets up and down so often that you don’t have to go to Pilates the next day.</p>
<p>Last night on Piers Morgan’s show Nikki Stiix of Motley Crue, a recovered alcoholic/drug abuser, placed much blame for the death of Whitney Houston (and other entertainers) on the music industry. In short, he feels that her agents, producers, musicians and all the other hangers-on had a moral obligation to refuse to work with her–basically cut her off from her profession–until she was committed to a clean lifestyle. But of course she was their meal ticket, so this would never happen. (And if any individual took a firm stand with her, she would likely just fire that person and move on to the next willing enabler.) Instead, they partied with her while she drank champagne. One would have hoped that her family, which seemed to be so close to her, would have done a better job of protecting her from herself and the industry, perhaps convincing her to take a few years off from the business to live a quiet life with her daughter while she worked on her recovery, but perhaps she was their meal ticket, too. Whitney Houston bears the ultimate responsibility for how she led her life, but there were many who eased her way down the rabbit hole.</p>