And it hasn't changed your opinion of me at all? [Yeah, he's having issues figuring that out. Everyone save for his team who's found out even one of those things has never looked at him the same again.] They're... I mean, please don't take offense. I'm not--it's not that I think you're judgmental, but they're both deeply stigmatized. Even doctors who examine me or see my medical history make judgments.

[Part of the reason why he hates hospitals so much. He knows the look every single doctor and nurse give him when they see him in a hospital gown and see those awful little scars dotting the inside of his elbow. It's the look that says no matter what he says, how many degrees he has, or who he works for, he'll always be one thing and one thing only: a low-life addict. It's made him skittish about anyone else knowing.]