Theodore Dalrymple, Second Opinion :
I prefer alcoholics to drug addicts. They are more often people of character and are much more amusing. Even their special pleading (for themselves) is often very funny, and they can be brought to see it. By contrast, drug addicts whine horribly and frequently turn nasty.
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