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Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values.

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Christopher Lasch
Age: 61 †
Born: 1932
Born: June 1
Died: 1994
Died: February 14
Historian
Journalist
Social Critic
Sociologist
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Robert Christopher Lasch
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