Cincinnati Man Views Heroin Overdose as Motivation for Safer Drug Use Practices
By
The Onion Staff
A bagel that needed a few more minutes. And maybe a fact-check.
Summary
A Cincinnati man named Leo York claims that his recent heroin overdose served as a wake-up call to continue using heroin but with more caution and smarter practices. He plans to purchase a digital scale, limit usage to weekends or after particularly difficult workdays, and find a more trustworthy dealer rather than using "sketchy back-alley" substances.
Key quotes
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the close call had provided him with the clarity to realize he needed to do the hard work of finding a more trustworthy dealer instead of shooting up whatever sketchy back-alley
a recent heroin overdose served as a wake-up call to keep on doing heroin but just be smarter about it
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