Man tells court he used drugs because of diabetes diagnosis

[Northerner]

A 51-year-old barber today told Magistrates' Court he turned to cocaine to help him cope with his diagnosis as a diabetic.

Kevin Charles Robinson pleaded guilty this morning to possessing 0.1g of cocaine and a pipe modified for the use of a controlled drug.

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20110829/NEWS/708299900/1001

Hmmm...

 

[Robster65]

I've often been tempted to reach for the paracetomol but can never claim to have gone quite that far, even on a bad day 🙄

Rob