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A student at Quincy (Mass.) High School arrested 17 students on drug charges. The student, actually a 32-year-old deputy sheriff, spent seven months attending the school to root out drug problems. Even the principal and teachers didn’t know his true identity. His grades were so good, especially for a “troubled student,” that he had to cut class to make them drop. He explained his thinning hair and wrinkles by claiming he abused steroids. “That guy sucks,” complained one sophomore once the truth was known. “You shouldn’t do that to your friends. He acted like he was friends.” But another sophomore was more philosophic: “The guy looked like he was 37 years old and everybody knew,” he said. “But I guess there were some people who were stupid enough to believe it.” (AP) ...Isn’t that one of the reasons they call it dope?