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- From: margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis)
- Subject: Re: Yet more unsubstantiated stuff from Nyikos
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.062022.129536@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 06:20:22 GMT
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- In <1992Nov17.205311.28467@acd4.acd.com> wdo@TEFS1.acd.com (Bill Overpeck) writes:
- >
- >In <1992Nov07.073010.101799@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.ibm.com
- > (Larry Margolis) writes: >
- >In <1992Nov2.195513.1120@acd4.acd.com> wdo@TEFS1.acd.com
- > (Bill Overpeck) writes: >>
- >>>It wouldn't have mattered if it were *free*, Eric. This guy has
- >>>two daughters who watch as he systematically destroys his life,
- >>>his marriage, and his relationship with them. He cannot keep
- >>>a job, so he stays home and "watches" his two-year old while
- >>>nearly catatonic. The divorce is pending, btw.
- >>
- >>Then his problem is addiction, not drug use.
- >
- >Not according to him. He thinks his problem is stress.
-
- Whatever; the point is, you're not describing recreational use.
-
- >>I know people who've done the
- >>same thing due to addiction to motorcycles, computers, ...
- >
- >Me too. The difference in those situations is that the
- >individual *can* be available to those around him/her if
- >warranted.
-
- Actually, the drug addict can be a lot more available than the
- motorcycle addict.
-
- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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