Gig preview: Alice in Chains, O2 Academy Leeds

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Multi-million sellers during the height of grunge rock in the 1990s, the Seattle four-piece suffered a body blow in 2002 when co-frontman Layne Staley died after years of drug abuse. Remaining members Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney went …
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Book Review: '"The Bee Gees: A Biography' by David N. Meyer

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Andy, sadly, crumbled under the pressure of being the Bee Gees' youngest brother, and after years of drug abuse and bankruptcy, succumbed to heart failure at age thirty. His story, which would make an engrossing book in its own right, gets its own chapter.
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Witness: Convicted killer liked to read New Yorker

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Defense attorneys have been trying to spare McCluskey from the death penalty, arguing that he's incapable of controlling his impulses or making decisions due to brain abnormalities, emotional and physical abuse, and a long history of drug and alcohol …
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W.Va. groups get funding to fight substance abuse

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It's supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Rockefeller and Manchin say West Virginia communities are in need of meaningful investments in prevention efforts targeted at reducing substance abuse among our youth.
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