{"id":1502,"date":"2007-05-11T12:32:25","date_gmt":"2007-05-11T17:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/cause-effect\/"},"modified":"2007-05-11T12:32:25","modified_gmt":"2007-05-11T17:32:25","slug":"cause-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/cause-effect","title":{"rendered":"Cause? Effect?"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to ESPN.com, Ricky Williams tested positive for pot<\/a> again<\/em>. Obviously, that’s not news. The only reason I’m posting about it is because of this unintentionally funny paragraph from the story:<\/p>\n

“Falling off the wagon is part of rehab,” a source said. “Based on the medical evidence in Ricky’s case, the doctors say it’s too early to come back. He had the positive test last month. Remember, he’s been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder — that’s a real disease and a good percentage of those folks self-medicate with substances like marijuana, often at the moment they are about to have a high level of social interaction.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to ESPN.com, Ricky Williams tested positive for pot again. Obviously, that’s not news. The only reason I’m posting about it is because of this unintentionally funny paragraph from the story: “Falling off the wagon is part of rehab,” a source said. “Based on the medical evidence in Ricky’s case, the doctors say it’s too … <\/p>\n

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