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A classical [[Not What It Looks Like]] scenario; Alice walks in Bob's room, sees Bob injecting something in his arm with a syringe. Assumptions are made, and conclusions jumped to, until Bob reveals that he's diabetic and was taking his insulin shot. May be played for drama or for comedy.
Pills and powders are also often mistaken for drugs. Sometimes
See also [[Mistaken for Subculture]].
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* During the Sydney Olympics a cleaner received a needle stick injury whilst cleaning an Australian athlete's room, but the needle turned out to be for a vitamin shot.
** This is a real pain in the ass for monitoring cyclists as many top athletes will inject themselves with vitamins in between races to recover faster. The equipment is nearly identical to what you would need to dope your blood or do EPO.
* If somebody is having to either have a massive number of blood-draws or
* Not quite following the trope as straight as others, but pretty close: When somebody is taking medication for mental illness, many people (especially people such as [[Moral Guardians]] and [[The Fundamentalist]]) tend to think that it's as if they were taking something mind-altering. This can lead to embarrassment and awkward situations.
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