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		Eilene on Feb 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug... I'm wondering if it's life conditions in many cases that is part of the reason for using in the first place? Yes, needing to work long hours is very real, but maybe the drugs also help to avoid life conditions that we don't want to deal with...

ajryan on Feb 27, 2018 [–]

I see "helps me work" used pretty often as a rationalization for drug use that's actually a coping mechanism.

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