Substance Abuse Quotes - Page 2

• If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child.

  Emily Yoffe

  Children, Thinking, Abuse

  "Picture Perfect" by Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. January 29, 2013.

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• At the factory, I deal with ex-cons, substance abusers, and sexual harassers. And I'm not just talking about my mom.

  George Lopez

  Funny, Mom, Humor

  "George Lopez". www.imdb.com. 2002 - 2007.

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• The biographies are very enlightening because you realise, "Oh my God, all these people I’ve admired - and tried to emulate even - when I was younger died tragically from substance abuse.

  Eva Mendes

  People, Abuse, Substance

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com. November 20, 2009.

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• Frankly I'm not great with heroin addicts. I tried heroin, but it was by accident. I'm not great with that level of substance abuse.

  Michael Stipe

  Abuse, Substance, Levels

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Karate has helped me lots, otherwise I might have got lost in substance abuse or something like the things a lot of other people do.

  Dolph Lundgren

  People, Abuse, Substance

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Teen girls are figuring out what they want out of life and who they want to be. They are becoming more and more independent, and are starting to make decisions that will affect them now and into the future. Combine this new responsibility with all the stress and pressures in their lives and the result, unfortunately, can be substance abuse.

  Atoosa Rubenstein

  Girl, Stress, Independent

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• Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which encourages them not to be assertive. And that, in turn, then leads to low self-esteem, which can lead to eating disorders and increased tolerance and acceptance of domestic, sexual, and substance abuse." "You get all that from a pink Onesie?" Leah said after a moment.

  Sarah Dessen

  Girl, Nice, Self Esteem

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• With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one's logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.

  Ted Nugent

  Party, Feel Good, Abuse

  "Captain McShitpants blasts Matt Damon on Palin". The Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2008.

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