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All wired up and nowhere to go

Alcohol was bad for your body. The drugs replacing it may be worse for your social life.

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Halina Bennet
Mar 06, 2026
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Stimulants like coffee suit a life focused on productivity and performance, not socializing. (Photo by MoMo Productions)

While strolling to the metro after “work drinks” last week (during which I had one beer because the activity was “work drinks”), my companion, who did not have a drink, took a rip from his vape midway through making a point about train…

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