Substance Use & Abuse

Manager: And then we need to do the joint… I mean, joint bill.
Accountant: I would prefer the first one.

Kansas City, Missouri

Coworker: I think he’s on crack. I mean, in a good way. I just think he’s on crack.

1901 West University
Tempe, Arizona

Analyst #1: We need something to make this tea better.
Analyst #2: Have you tried rum?

10 minutes later.

Analyst #1: Do you have any more rum?
Analyst #3: It’s ten in the morning.

225 High Ridge Road
Stamford, Connecticut

Overheard by: QRC

Sales rep to another: Turns out I'm not on heroin.

Waltham, Massachusetts

Co-worker #1: What are you drinking? Oh, my daughter loves that stuff.
Co-worker #2: This is a Red Bull. Isn’t your daughter only five?
Co-worker #1: Yes. My husband always gives it to her.

901 Mission Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Julia Goolia

Chatty IT guy: He's 94 years old. Who cares if he's a heroin addict?

Kansas City, Missouri

Office lady: That woman's smoking crack. She's smoking crack and watching Elvis Blue Hawaii videos.

Boston, Massachusetts

Managing editor, on drug screening: We even test the interns. I was shocked by that. I thought everyone just assumed they were stoned all the time.

Newspaper office
Ohio

Overheard by: I didn’t get the job

Chain-Smoker, during heat wave: Smoking does keep you active and engaged with the heat.

750 Third Avenue
New York, New York

Mental Health Advisor: He’s crazy. He’s gone off his meds because he thinks the doctors are trying to shrink his penis.

240 Calhoun Street
Cincinnati, Ohio