Reply #102: Look--narcolepsy is a condition that is very sensitive to drugs

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Many narcoleptics experience a condition where their muscles suddenly relax and they collapse. It can be induced by strong emotions, insufficient nighttime sleep, or substances that relax muscle tone, i.e. alcohol or marijuana, among others. The poor man was not given the choice as to whether he wanted to take a muscle relaxer, and he could have been seriously injured if he had happened to be on a stairway, or even worse, behind the wheel of a car. I hope the kids are truly remorseful, and that the whole school gets an education in how unfunny a practical joke can be when it involves giving someone a mind-altering substance (and that includes alcohol) without consent.