Functioning addict

Oh, yeah, don't mind the fact she almost killed the diabetic patient with 800cc of insulin instead of the 8cc Carrie had requested. Or the fact she stole Carrie's Rx number, lied about her whole life in the first two seasons to everyone around her, got Akalitis in trouble with the DEA, etc.. did you even watch the show?

I think you need to re-watch the show. Jackie was constantly putting people in danger, was a horrible parent, horrible wife, disgusting friend. She was hurting everyone. She was violating the oaths she took at every turn.

In short, Jackie was a mess, not a hot mess, a mess. A drug addict who used everyone in her path to get what she wanted. There is very little good in her.

Yeah but none of that happened until people starting forcing their help on her. Was she a *beep* person to the people around her? Yes. She didn't care about anyone but herself. But all these people acted like she was ruining their lives when she didn't ask any of them to help her. She didn't want anyone's help. She wanted them to leave her alone. And yes, she made a mistake with the diabetic girl. That could be blamed on the drugs. But for the most part, she was a great nurse. i just found it funny that people were so hurt by her drug usage, but it really didn't affect most of them. Akalitus, Eddie, and Carrie being the exceptions. Except all of them except Carrie pretty much put themselves in that situation.

At that point, it didn't really seem like she cared about anyone except her kids. Her using didn't make her a bad mom. She was always there for them, always had the means to take care of them. Honestly, it's something the probably never would've known until they were much older. The only reason Grace found out was because Jackie went to rehab.

She does need help, but she has to want it. She won't get better unless she decides she wants to. Also, she should have been fired.

You're right OP. Because someone does drugs you are automatically supposed to dislike them. I feel like I stood up and saluted the day she popped the pill on her big sober day.

If she simply had a monthly script for what? 500+ 80mg oxycodones with limitless refills that she was able to obtain from her pharmacy without qualms then I'd say let her be. Her script, her doc, her body etc.

But when you
*bang your pharmacist co worker while married.
*use a *beep* hammer to your hand to cover your tracks.
*Manipulate everyone around you consistently without any regret.
*Steal from your daughters stash.
*Refuse to stop despite your devoted pharmacist friend bringing your a boatload of Xanax and other helpful meds to detox all while guarding her privacy and helping her hide it.
*Mess with your sponsor's sobriety just to get rid of her presence.
and
*are completely chill with letting your boss run over your foot to yet again cover your ass.

With all that I think we're beyond the "let her be" point of view haha. She was a a walking wildfire.

"Well hot damn." -L. W.

No, no, no, no. Jackie couldn't be left alone because she was a danger to herself and anyone around her! She had no "stop button", if you will. She broke her own finger, made her boss unknowingly run over Jackie's foot, and ran head in into an ambulance with her own jeep! Not to mention she almost killed a patient. She would have killed someone eventually. Its not a matter of "if", but "when".
Yes, most times, she could function properly on drugs, but that is another reason why she was so dangerous. It wasn't obvious and the people around her had no warning signs that being around her could possibly be a threat to their lives. If someone got into a car with her, they would have no way of knowing that getting in that car was a very bad idea. The woman was a ticking time bomb and her blast radius was huge.