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"Drugs were pretty easy to quit taking. I was never addicted to anything to begin with. But then, liquor - I had to wait about another six years before I finally got around to quitting that. I'm sure glad I did."
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"And we used to do a lot of drugs and get very drunk on very cheap wine."
"And as far as I'm concerned, it's like I say, drugs are not the problem. Other stuff is the problem."
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