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* '''Implied''': Bob purchases a kilo of cocaine and sells 300 grams to other dealers, leading to the question what he is doing with the last 700 grams.

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* '''Implied''': Bob purchases a kilo of cocaine and sells 300 grams to three other dealers, leading to the question what he is doing with the last 700 100 grams.
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** Bob has an addiction and he sells drugs, but the addiction is not to drugs (ex. [[Series/TigerKing exotic animals]]).
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* '''Enforced''': The writers wish to add a "crime does not pay" messsage to their ending and having Bob be [[StupidCrooks an idiot]] who steals from his own supply thinking he can have his cake and eat it too is one of the easiest methods (at the very least it will lead the audience to argue how stupid and survival are not synonymous

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* '''Enforced''': The writers wish to add a "crime does not pay" messsage to their ending and having Bob be [[StupidCrooks an idiot]] who steals from his own supply thinking he can have his cake and eat it too is one of the easiest methods (at the very least it will lead the audience to argue how stupid and survival are not synonymous synonymous).

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** Even if he is buying the drugs he inhibes from other dealers, he is still using a significant amount of his profits to purchase them, to the point it would just be cheaper to steal from his own supply.



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* '''Enforced''': ???The writers wish to add a "crime does not pay" messsage to their ending and having Bob be [[StupidCrooks an idiot]] who steals from his own supply thinking he can have his cake and eat it too is one of the easiest methods (at the very least it will lead the audience to argue how stupid and survival are not synonymous
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* '''Implied''': Bob purchases a kilo of cocaine and sells 300 grams to other dealers, leading to the question what he is doing with the last 100 grams.

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* '''Implied''': Bob purchases a kilo of cocaine and sells 300 grams to other dealers, leading to the question what he is doing with the last 100 700 grams.
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** Bob is a cocaine dealer infamous for appearing high nearly all the time, but he is actually addicted to cannabis bought from other dealers.

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** Bob is a cocaine dealer infamous for appearing high nearly all the time, but he is actually addicted to cannabis bought from other dealers.



** Turns out that the cannabis Bob use is laced with cocaine originating from his business.

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** Turns out that the cannabis Bob use is laced with cocaine originating from his business.cartel.
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** "Sampling the products" of human trafficking also causes deleterious effects to Bob & his business like STDs.

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** "Sampling the products" of human trafficking also causes deleterious effects to Bob & his business like STDs.[=STDs=].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes an occasional pinch of coke, with "testing the quality" as a convient excuse that his bosses may believe.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes an occasional pinch of coke, with "testing the quality" as a convient convenient excuse that his bosses may believe.



** Bob is a cocaine dealer infamous for appearing high nearly all the time, but he is actually addicted to cannabis bought from other dealers.



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** Turns out that the cannabis Bob use is laced with cocaine originating from his business.
** Bob's eye irritation is caused by an after-effect of drugs which sets in after the high ends.
** "Sampling the products" of human trafficking also causes deleterious effects to Bob & his business like STDs.
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* '''Lampshaded''':

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Everyone knows the rule, 'Don't get high on your own supply'. But there's always that one asshole who just ain't got time for common sense."



** Bob deceids to get high so the police think he is an addict, not a dealer.

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** Bob deceids decides to get high so the police think he is an addict, not a dealer.
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** Bob does not have anything to do with drugs.
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* '''Justified''': Bob becomes addicted because of accidental exposure either during the making or transporting of the drug.

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* '''Justified''': Bob becomes became addicted because of accidental exposure either during the making or transporting of the drug.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob does the whole "Film/{{{Scarface}} copycat" plot with placebos. And he knows they are placebos, and everybody and their dog know they are placebos, but the whole mess is played straight anyways.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob does the whole "Film/{{{Scarface}} "''Film/{{Scarface}}'' copycat" plot with placebos. And he knows they are placebos, and everybody and their dog know they are placebos, but the whole mess is played straight anyways.
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'''Basic Trope''': A drug dealers uses and potentially becomes addicted to his own drugs.

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'''Basic Trope''': A drug dealers dealer uses and potentially becomes addicted to his own drugs.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob does the whole "Film/{{{Scarface} copycat" plot with placebos. And he knows they are placebos, and everybody and their dog know they are placebos, but the whole mess is played straight anyways.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob does the whole "Film/{{{Scarface} "Film/{{{Scarface}} copycat" plot with placebos. And he knows they are placebos, and everybody and their dog know they are placebos, but the whole mess is played straight anyways.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob does the whole "Film/{{{Scarface} copycat" plot with placebos. And he knows they are placebos, and everybody and their dog know they are placebos, but the whole mess is played straight anyways.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The typical character arc of this trope is performed by Bob, who is getting high on the [[DrunkOnMilk strawberry yogurt ice cream]] he is supposed to be selling as an ice cream man.


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* '''Played for Horror''':
** Bob becomes addicted to the {{Expy}} of Krokodil he is supposed to be selling. He is not just addled and wasting away; he is literally dissolving from the inside.
** The other dealers in Bob's circle are ticked off that he is doing this and decide to get rid of him; and [[CruelAndUnusualDeath it is not a quick and painless process]] (Colombian Necktie, Necklacing, etc.)
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* '''Implied''': Bob purchases a kilo of cocaine and sells 300 grams to other dealers, leading to the question what he is doing with the last 100 grams.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Bob sells highly addictive combat stims. Him using his own supply makes him a nightmare for TheHero to fight, as he displays disproportionate stamina, [[FeelNoPain pain tolerance]], strength, reflexes along with a shutting down of his fear reflexes...



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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Bob becomes addicted because of accidental exposure either during the making or transporting of the drug.
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** Bob's drug boss [[MistkaenForJunkie believes that he has become high]], but the redness of his eyes was actually from irritation.

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** Bob's drug boss [[MistkaenForJunkie [[MistakenForJunkie believes that he has become high]], but the redness of his eyes was actually from irritation.
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'''Basic Trope''': A drug dealers uses and potentially becomes addicted to his own drugs.
* '''Straight''': Bob is a drug dealer who samples the various drugs he sells.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is a kingpin who heads a massive drug cartel specifically to obtain the "cream of the crop" for his own personal use.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob takes an occasional pinch of coke, with "testing the quality" as a convient excuse that his bosses may believe.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a drug addict who sometimes sells drugs from his own personal stash.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's drug boss [[MistkaenForJunkie believes that he has become high]], but the redness of his eyes was actually from irritation.
** Bob is noted to "sample the product", but this is not his drug trafficking but human trafficking.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Whether or not Bob is a drug dealer or just plain drug user is never clear, but the cops note his stash is much bigger then a personal one.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob does not use his own drugs.
** Bob does not sell drugs, only using them.
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* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob deceids to get high so the police think he is an addict, not a dealer.
** One of Bob's customer's get him high to steal his stash.
* '''Exploited''': The police always knew Bob was a dealer, but could never prove it. His drugged up behavior gives them a perfect excuse.
* '''Defied''': Bob's drug boss is a StraightEdgeEvil, and expects his men to do the same.
* '''Discussed''':
->Do drug dealers get high like that?\\
Must don't, but it sometimes happens.
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