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Posted by: JessicaLaurie 2 years, 2 months agoHow well do we know those closest to us? Bill Frost was brave, charming, talented and mixed up in a murky world. Five years after his death, his sister is still discovering the truth
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Francisca
Aug. 15, 2007, 3:29 p.m.From the bottom of my heart, I believe we always know what's going on, but we don't want to see ( to have peace, for our own tranquillity, and above all to avoid quarrels..)
It is not very courageous, but it's true
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natashas
Aug. 15, 2007, 4:18 p.m.It is very sad to lose someone to drugs. As smart as this man was he knew what he was doing, he just lost control over his will to change. It is very easy not to see the signs when you do not live with the person who is using drugs.
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Hobe
Aug. 15, 2007, 5:01 p.m.'Cocaine stole my brother'
SORRY, Cocaine does NOTHING by Itself??????
To All the COKE Heads Enjoy.........
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sumptuousdigs
Aug. 15, 2007, 9:30 p.m.Many people tend to look at victims and perpetrators.
The fact is, the user perpetrates a crime on himself. Addiction is classified as a disease and if any are contentious, I won't argue with you. If you saw "Goodfellas", and said, "that guy is nuts"! You've made my point. We call these war stories. Some stories are so insane they're the stuff of farcical comedy, and I don't mind sharing them. Others are cruel jokes.In the former and the latter, Ive been the butt of every one of them. Anyway, some insight has been gained, and the education has been expensive. I always liked to think that I was one of the 'good guys'. Imagine that! LOL
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humemacdonald
Aug. 15, 2007, 9:34 p.m.The fact is, the user perpetrates a crime on himself.
Very true sumptuous and something you don't hear very often..be right back
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anadaji67
Aug. 15, 2007, 10:10 p.m.That's why I stick to pot.... And for the tip or info tidbit of the day: crack smoke smells disgusting, almost as bad as the crackhead smoking it.
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Natalie1183
Aug. 15, 2007, 10:17 p.m.I agree with COKE DIDN'T do anything. If you don't do it it does NOTHING to you!!! I feel bad, but people need to be responsible for their own decisions. Like voting for Bush.
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TweekerchickQC
Aug. 15, 2007, 10:17 p.m.Its really easy to not see how drugs affect the people around you when you're so wrapped up in them.
Functioning addicts are the hardest to spot. They show up to work everyday, they do a good job, their lives seem normal...
what you don't see is them snorting rails in the bathroom.
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sumptuousdigs
Aug. 15, 2007, 10:20 p.m.Solved the riddles of the Universe while stoned. Then forgot every bit of it. I just know I was right though.
Smell is subjective.
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zplan
Aug. 15, 2007, 10:59 p.m.I know of the coaxing, and the pleading. I know of having to physically restrain and nurse and watch. My last girlfriend went the way of Meth. I know the resounding and echoing effects of being close to someone who is addicted. Coming home from work to a room full of strangers.I had to end it after two years to keep my sanity. There are far reaching effects to these things, and it lingers.
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sumptuousdigs
Aug. 15, 2007, 11:11 p.m.So true. Even with the best of intentions, trust eventually gets trampled.
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evelyna
Aug. 16, 2007, 12:47 a.m.I know people who do this in their 50s and 60s. While most seem a few cents short of a penny. There are a few who actually seem to get a lot done. Some have a better memory than I do. I wonder why this is so?
My last boyfriend spent his whole life crashing. I don't call that much of a high. I could tell anytime he did the stuff the house would be clean but never good enough.
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memestryker
Aug. 16, 2007, 1:09 a.m.This is very sad. I also have a family member who was lost to alcohol and drugs--a brilliant man who also was able to hide it from everyone, so no one even suspected until one day a similarly horrific event uncovered the truth. My heart goes out to this lady. Beloved family members and friends can truly break your heart without warning. You lead separate lives and only hear what they tell you. Very sad.
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usdandy
Aug. 16, 2007, 8:11 a.m.Drugs is a killer. A full scale war on drug trafficking needs to be launch to put an end to this menace which is ruining the lives of many. Thanks for sharing.
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Waterkeeper
Aug. 16, 2007, 9:43 a.m.I sympathize with the writer of this article. My brother has a huge coke problem. Until recently, I'd call him a functional coke addict. He's a sucessful professional who is now spiraling out of control. Nothing I say or do seems to make any difference. It's as if he thinks he's invinceable.
I just don't understand how people get so into coke. I've done it on a few occations and absolutly hated it. It's an evil, evil drug. I fully support the war on the drugs like these.
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dugbug63
Aug. 16, 2007, 11:39 a.m.I dont feel sorry for drug addicts they made their own choice to do drugs so they can get high, I have 1 dead brother cause of crack cocaine that was a total thief and bullied people and have another brother that does an assortment of drugs and he works and steals to support his habits of choice and I know many other people that does drugs that may call me their friend but I let them know Im not friends with any no good drug addict, I will not give or loan money to them and they can not come to my home for any reason
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evelyna
Aug. 16, 2007, 11:50 a.m.I think people are different as the type of addictions they choose. I think people who like coke also enjoy painkillers.
I do not agree when people say they do not know someone is on a drug. The simplist clue is they often make promises they do not keep. Look in everyone's pockets when they do not know you are around you will find short straws. Also, razor blades laying in the house. They will usually lie and say they use them to shave. No one has used that kind of a blade for years.
A lot of people do not crash.
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dugbug63
Aug. 16, 2007, 11:58 a.m.My only help for my other brother is tough love and Im very very cold hearted toward drug addicts, my only way of helping him would be to chop off his thieving hands or turn him into the law if I ever seen any drugs in his posession and just hope he would get years of prison to straighten him out
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Lyquid
Aug. 16, 2007, 12:37 p.m.My best friend or was my best friend just started to do coke. He moved to new york at the end of june after we graduated. He was gone for about two weeks and we had planned a vacation in the bahamas. He never did coke and barely knew anything about it. Well once we were in the bahamas he went out and found some and he knew everything about it in those two weeks he was gone. He was fiendin the whole vacation spending endless money on it. After the vacation I went back to jersey and for the next few days I was receiving calls from 2-8am in the morning him telling me how good he feels and how he hasnt been asleep for 2-3 days. Let alone I couldn't understand one word that left his mouth since he was talking so fast. Screw this drug alright. That ain't normal. Weed is all I need.
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