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Old 07-29-2011, 10:07 AM   #72
Trilby
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot View Post
I had never heard of that until recently, I met a guy who was having back surgery and was a professional drinker. The hospital gave him 2 beers a day.

I caught a slight buzz just breathing the air around him. He was amazingly functional though.
yeah, the hospital keeps beers at the pharmacy (and alcohol drips) for just such occasions. Withdrawal really, truly can kill you. Ativan should be OTC. Would help out a lot of things if a LOT of stuff was OTC.
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