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The real question is why are millions of people so unhappy, so bored, so unfulfilled, that they are willing to drink, snort, inject or inhale any substance that might blot out reality and give them a bit of temporary relief.

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
Reality
Substance
Give
Bored
Snort
Might
Unhappy
Inject
Giving
Drink
Blot
Real
Question
Unfulfilled
People
Willing
Inhale
Millions
Temporary
Bits
Relief

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