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Almost every junkie is diagnosed with either the bipolar or the biggest load of crap to come down the pike in years .... adult ADHD, which is essentially a free ride to speed.
Insurance companies pay for bipolar, not as well for drug treatment, so diagnosis is driven more by billable codes than by actual diagnostic criteria.
Crack use can look like mania, only it's not as much fun to talk to a crack user.
People pretty much don't even need to speak to me.
They walk into the foyer, and I just know.
Guy walks in, talks to whoever is working the reception desk.
We can't even hear what's being said and we venture our opinions.
Heroin ... Crack ... Booze, we say in turn.
Wait for the verdict ...
S/He's suicidal and using herion.
I win this game a lot.
I'm not quite as good at Guess the BAL, but I'm not bad at that one, either.
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