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SNOW WHITE
AND THE
SEVEN
DRUGGED
DWARFS
S
NOW WHITE LIVED WITH THE SEVEN DWARFS
AS THE STORY GOES. ONE DAY THE DWARFS WERE
TOLD THAT WHEN THEY SHOWED UP THE NEXT
DAY AT SCHOOL, THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO
SUBMIT TO MANDATORY DRUG TESTING.
WELL, BEING DWARFS AND NOT DUMMIES, THEY
NEVER WENT BACK TO SCHOOL.
BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DRUG ABUSE,
DO YOU WANT TO GUESS THE URINE TOXICOLOGY
RESULTS? HERE IS THE PROFILE OF THOSE SEVEN
GUYS…..
GRUMPY:
He presents as hypervigilent or mildly paranoid
with mood swings. He is irritable with nystagmus
and dilated pupils. His coordination is poor and
he is ataxic and confused.
When he uses his other drug he developed
baldness, poor judgment, acne and increased
breast tissue. With both drugs, there are times
when Grumpy gets so violent that Snow White
can’t get near him.
What are Grumpy’s drugs of choice?
SNEEZY:
The reddened skin and traces of
white powder in and around his
nostrils are a giveaway. His pupils
are dilated and his eyes appear
more wide open. He sneezes and
sniffs and has lost not only his
appetite, but also his sex drive.
What is Sneezy’s drug of choice?
SLEEPY:
His eyelids are droopy and his
pupils are constricted. He nods off
when Snow White is trying to talk
to him. He just lies around until
his nose starts to run, his eyes
water, and he gets goose – bumps.
Then it’s time to score again.
What is Sleepy’s drug of choice?
HAPPY:
His eyes are irritated and bloodshot,
his teeth are stained yellow, and he
has a goofy smile on his face. He’s
clumpsy - always spilling or
knocking something over. When he
talks he has cotton mouth and spit
collects in the corners of his mouth.
He watches a lot of TV and giggles
at the commercials. This dwarf buys
Visine in bulk.
What is Happy’s drug of choice?
DOPEY:
He has a sullen affect and is very emaciated
with multiple track marks on both arms.
Under his long sleeve T – shirt, he has an
infected abscess from injecting his drug of
choice. He has scabbed sores on his face and
arms and is irritable. His hygiene stinks
(literally) and hi is always scratching his
scalp and arms. His pupils are dilated due to
the “blending” of the two drugs he is
addicted to.
What is Dopey’s drug of choice?
DOC:
Now Doc has a PhD in biochemistry
From Berkeley and often states, “ The
60’s were good to me”. His pupils are
dilated, dense looking and slow to
respond to light. He rambles on about the
meaning of life and sounds confused. The
telltale sign is when Snow White waves
her hand in front of him and he follows
the movement with his eyes, obviously
distracted by “trails”.
What is Doc’s drug of choice?
BASHFUL:
He has bloodshot eyes and a red nose.
With his unsteady gait he barely can
walk, yet thinks he can drive. His
breath gives the telltale hint to his drug
of choice as he
slurs,“I’mm…jusss….a….shhhhhyy…
guyyy…” while speaking just a little
too close to your face, he loses his
balance.
What is Bashful’s of choice?
SNOW WHITE:
works 2 jobs in order to make
enough money to bail out the
dwarfs. She has a hoarse voice, a
slight wheeze and shortness of
breath when running after the
boys. Her fingernails are yellow.
She gets irritable when she
cannot have her drug of choice.
GRUMPY:
Has been using PCP for several
years, though when he was into
sports, he cycled and stacked
anabolic steroids.
SNEEZY:
He got into snorting cocaine
about six months ago. He has
been using more and more and
feeling it less. He wants to quit,
but feels like he can’t. Recently
he started selling to support his
own habit.
SLEEPY:
He has been using oxycontin for
about a year. He is up to 10 pills a
day. He originally took the one or
two orally, then switched over to
crushing and snorting them. He
now shoots up to three or four
times a day and uses the veins in
his groin and legs to avoid
detection. He admits to sharing
needles with other users and is
afraid to test for HIV or Hep C.
HAPPY:
He likes to smoke pot. He forgets
the time and is always late. He
spills his milk almost every night
at dinner, which irritates Snow
White to no end. His chronic
cough ends up in bronchitis five
or six times a year.
DOPEY:
He likes to shoot “speedballs”,
cocaine and heroin mixed in the
same syringe. He injects as many as
ten times a day and has no awareness
of how he neglects his hygiene and
nutrition. He is at high risk for
Hepatitis C, HIV and heart disease.
DOC:
Now Doc, he is into LSD,
which he makes himself and
markets on the side. He uses
stamps of Prince Charming to
saturate with the LSD so he
can openly sell in the
marketplace without detection.
BASHFUL:
He is addicted to alcohol. He drinks
wine which he hides on the end of a
rope in the well. When he is
drinking, his inhibitions are lowered
and he feels less bashful. His
drinking for the last eight years has
damaged his liver and he has a
bleeding ulcer from the effects of
the alcohol on his stomach.
SNOW WHITE:
works 2 jobs in order to make
enough money to bail out the
dwarfs. She has a hoarse voice, a
slight wheeze and shortness of
breath when running after the
boys. Her fingernails are yellow.
She gets irritable when she
cannot have her drug of choice.
SNOW WHITE:
smokes 2ppd of cigarettes
and is considering
changing to Bravos after
hearing a radio ad.
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