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December 1947

Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad

Beware That Overdose!

On the subject of drugs--and, specifically, on the possible violence of the reaction to an overdose of benzedrine--it may be enlightening to again consider the case of the live worm angler who was in the habit of administering benzedrine to his worms in order that the superactivity of their wriggling might more effectively lure his quarry. One dawning, one of these worms, under the heavy influence of this drug, fought and battled under water, freed himself from the hook and sped ashore, where he lurked in ambush awaiting the arrival of his traditional enemy. When they appeared upon the scene in considerable numbers, he attacked, overpowered and strangled to death 35--just one short of three dozen, mind you, by actual count--35 EARLY BIRDS!

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