>guy becomes unbelievably perceptive and smart
>gets money from a loan shark to day trade
>doesn't pay off the loan shark until the loan shark starts hounding him
>loan shark gets some of his smart pills.
>"this surely won't come back to bite me in the ass... especially when he starts to run out"
>"i'm going to spend my time socializing with rich people at exotic vacation places instead of nipping this growing problem in the bud"