Sure, they probably don't help
but simply being irritants doesn't necessarily mean they're the stuff that's irritating his. Likelihood doesn't make certainty.

Just playing devil's advocate, here.
( Kroney, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:19, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

yeah.
but it's pretty fucking likely.

Meh, it's his poo-splattered funeral.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:20, Reply)

the fact is that correlation equals causation

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:21, Reply)

The fact is, he's addicted to opiates
and on some level doesn't really want to do anything that might result in a limited supply.
( Kroney, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:24, Reply)

You can't really blame a person prescribed opiates for ending up addicted to them.
They are deliciously moreish.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:37, Reply)

No, I don't blame him for it.

( Kroney, Tue 27 Aug 2013, 12:38, Reply)