I’m pretty perturbed by this. There is no “our” here. This is you, a self professed white, young, non-drug using medical doctor speaking *for* a racialized drug user. Do you sincerely believe that as you were chuckling to yourself this man was similarly amused? Have you no insight into how much paternalism (if we’re lucky), ignorance, and straight up discrimination we endure on a daily basis, especially from doctors? You and this man were/are not the same. He has likely endured things that you can’t begin to fathom, and here you are doubly profiting off of his suffering (and your naive incompetence). I sure hope that in addition to writing cutesy stories you’re advocating hard for drug policy reform, expanded access to safe supply, and the end of prohibition. Otherwise, you are part of the problem.