Substance Use & Abuse

Sales rep telling another how to take control of his life: Dude, you just gotta bang the chicks you wanna bang, and smoke the smoke you wanna smoke.

American Fork
Utah

Coworker, to herself: Pills! I found pills! I found drugs! I am taking them!

Hanford, California

Boss on phone: So take a Sudafed, wash it down with a glass of whiskey. You'll sleep for twelve hours. It says “don't take with alcohol,” which means you should definitely take it with alcohol.

Highland Park, Illinois

Overheard by: Office Peon

Editor: Get off the crack so early in the morning!

Manhattan, New York

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