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    Aural History

    DECEMBER 9, 2011 11:40AM

    By Cedar Burnett


    Topics: music history, music, music industry, the chieftains, the rolling stones, dire straits, the sonics, peter gabriel, jimmy cliff, leonard cohen, depeche mode, paul simon, joe cocker, ub40, beastie boys, music industry, cocaine, parenthood, dancing

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    I used to be a rock star

    JUNE 9, 2011 2:13PM

    By Christine Macdonald


    Topics: open call, my tiny hypocrisy, drugs, stripping, cocaine, heroin, true story, rock star

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 930 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Unconditional Love

    MAY 17, 2011 12:11PM

    By Sarah Cavanaugh


    Topics: parenting, graduation, cocaine, family, addiction

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    • 41 Ratings
    • 4334 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    The Cocaine-Candy Connection: Snorting Snickers

    MARCH 30, 2010 7:37AM

    By Donna Carbone


    Topics: rats, chocolate, devil dogs, florida, scripps, addiction, cocaine, junk food, genetics

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    • 79 Ratings
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    Movie Club: Die Hard rated PG-40

    NOVEMBER 30, 2009 10:09AM

    By Deven McKay


    Topics: movie club, mom day, die hard, mel tillis, bruce willis, smothered steak, sick flakes, cocaine, rockets

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    • 38 Ratings
    • 6377 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Coca(ine)-Cola and Other Remedies from the Bad Old Days

    JUNE 13, 2009 6:02PM

    By Ellen Hawley Roddick


    Topics: quiet desperation, anxiety, menopause, depression, phenobarbital, pentobarbital, morphine, opium, chloroform. marijuana, codeine, quaaludes, barbiturates alcohol, dexedrine, methamphetamine, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 758 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Chickie's Dead

    MAY 6, 2009 12:47AM

    By alexzola


    Topics: federal prison, teamster's union, florida, giacalone, gramercy, drinking, cocaine, chuckie o'brien, slowhand, eric clapton, barfly, chickie

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    • 30 Ratings
    • 3085 Views
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    Fear and Loathing in the City of Angels or What A Threesome.

    APRIL 3, 2009 1:30PM

    By BuffyW


    Topics: rolling stone, dating, drugs, life in the 70's, memoirs, partying, drinking, smoking, pot, cocaine, life in the fast lane, true story

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    • 24 Ratings
    • 21220 Views
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    Chasing Scotty

    FEBRUARY 10, 2009 12:17PM

    By dogmom


    Topics: recovery, addiction, getting high, drugs, crack, cocaine, rock, chasing scotty

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    • 0 Ratings
    • 1559 Views
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    The Attack of the Killer Bees

    JANUARY 8, 2009 12:21PM

    By james poyner


    Topics: comedy, new york times, aspca, sally strothers, hillary clinton, obama, satire, australia, drug abuse, cocaine, bees

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