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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by TheOtherHobbes on Thursday February 01, 2024 @09:50AM (#39216564)
There are also a lot of addicts who believe they're high functioning and really aren't.

I strongly suspect mandatory opioid and cocaine testing in politics - never mind finance and law - would be a very good thing.

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by dgfitz on Thursday February 01, 2024 @09:55AM (#39216626)
"Your teeth look good, have you made any diet changes?" - Dentist "Yeah, I don't eat poppy seed bagels anymore, don't want to lose my job. Oh, and no novacaine, same reason. Just get started until I pass out from the pain."

C'mon.

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by dylan604 on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:33AM (#39217009)
C'mon?

There's a huge difference between popping pills and having a local anesthetic. To even attempt to compare the two is being disingenuous at best. It's not even something prescribed to take home.

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