Brief note from Vegas

I'm currently in Las Vegas for a bachelor party. One of the groomsmen is a Vegas regular; he told us a story about getting sick after eating from a buffet. He called down to the concierge of his hotel and said he was sick, and they gave him a number for a doctor who made housecalls. Our friend referred to him as "Dr. Vegas". The doctor said "Two hundred dollars, cash only." "Do you take casino chips?" "Of course."

The doc came, took the money, checked his pulse and blood pressure, asked some questions and said "Bend over, I'm going to give you a shot". Dude immediately felt great, and went back down to hit the tables.

We asked him if he had any idea what the doctor had injected him with; he said he didn't ask. Now I'm curious as hell.

I'm not surprised at all that such a thing could happen. Still, it's nice to be reminded of just how porous and artificial the distinction between "licit" and "illicit" drug use really is.