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by tilsammans 2051 days ago
> I'm pretty sure almost everyone who does drugs does so to get high.

This is not the case. I know people who use them to manage chronic pain. It's not all that different from getting a Vicodin prescription, but without shifting most of the cost to society.

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Hence "almost". I'm pretty sure such people don't make up a significant portion of drug users, but I could be wrong.