Substance Use & Abuse

Older female customer: I found this in a pair of pants. What is it, some kind of seasoning?
Clerk: Well… Some people call it a seasoning. Other people call it “marijuana.”

Salvation Army
Ithaca, New York

Coworker #1: Dude, is Mike* the HR manager over there? The same Mike* who used to work for us?
Coworker #2: Yeah, why?
Coworker #1: He was fired for snorting coke in the bathroom during the Christmas party!

Portland, Oregon

Old drone to another: Girl, I woke up to use the bathroom and I found some white-out on my face, it looked like I was snortin' something…

Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

Office drone: During NASCAR I'm the designated driver, because I'm on drugs!

Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Employee, moving into new office holding up jar of green seeds: Is this marijuana?

Vienna, Virginia

Secretary on phone: No, James isn't at his desk, I think he's on the pot.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Kay

Peon: Don't get stoned with two birds in one throw. (pause) Wait…

Navy Yard
Washington, DC

Coworker #1: Nah, man, I can't afford a whole case of beer.
Coworker #2: Then get a bottle of mad dog and a couple of hits of acid.
Coworker #1: Can you imagine changing a dirty diaper drunk and on acid?

Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: I can't imagine changing diapers sober…

Secretary: Couldn't you just drop a little acid and get the same effect?

Kansas City, Missouri

CTO, jokingly: What the fuck!? Are you on dope?
Engineer: No. That's my daughter. And she won't share. Bitch.

Norwalk, Connecticut