Grady smokes a joint after commenting that he needed to "clean my head." When Grady later tells Crabtree that the "woman" with him is really a transvestite, the editor tells Grady that he's "stoned." Grady then replies that the woman is still a transvestite.
People have drinks at a reception where Sarah carries a martini. At this reception, Grady says that he normally doesn't drink, but he does, as does Walter, Q and others.
Grady smokes a joint outside the reception.
Grady down some codeine (with liquor) for the pain in his leg (from a dog bite). James then tries to do the same (from Grady's encouragement), but ends up choking and spitting the pill out and onto Grady.
People have drinks in a bar where Grady orders a double. He then sees that Crabtree and James have been drinking, with the latter nearly appearing to be passed out. Crabtree and Grady then drink shots of liquor.
Grady smokes another joint.
James finds a joint in Grady's glove compartment and then mentions that his father gets it for his colon cancer. Grady then smokes the joint and shares it with James. Later, James has a case of the "munchies" from smoking the joint. Grady then tells him that if he smokes another joint, James can start chewing on the box holding some donuts.
James finds a bottle of bourbon in someone else's house, and we then see him drinking some of it as well as smoking a joint.
James pulls out a bag of marijuana from Grady's glove compartment, causing the latter to tell the former to "lay off my dope."
People have drinks at a party.
We see empty beer bottles and cans at Grady's house after a party.
Hannah comments on Grady's use of drugs while writing. He states that he's not the first writer to use some "weed" and then adds that he was high when he wrote his first novel and when he later received an award for it.
Grady drops a bag of pot down to a janitor.
Drugs is high
People use marijuana and abuse perscription drugs. People drink and get drunk.