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In the discussion thread: Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies [View all]

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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 10:59 PM

kwassa (15,674 posts)

178. Addiction cuts across all economic lines.

Successful treatment of addiction comes from the addict as much as the help received. Without it, there can be no success. Most often, there is failure.

Wealth or fame is no gaurantor of successfully overcoming addiction. It is an equal opportunity disease.

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180 replies	Author	Time	Post
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies [View all]	Zorro	Feb 2012	OP
Oh no!	BumRushDaShow	Feb 2012	#1
Damned drugs just destroyed her... Very very sad...	hlthe2b	Feb 2012	#2
Damned drugs just destroyed her...	AlbertCat	Feb 2012	#18
drugs and booze ruin vocal cords. I last read that she was	roguevalley	Feb 2012	#26
And had lost her voice (meaning she couldn't really sing anymore) n/t	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#40
She never truly recovered from her drug problem. n/t	isuphighyeah	Feb 2012	#89
Oh my God,I loved her.	virgogal	Feb 2012	#3
so sad..	Terra Alta	Feb 2012	#4
OMG!!!!!!!! I am so sad. I loved her voice. 48 years old. I'm so sad. RIP Whitney.	Little Star	Feb 2012	#5
Awful. Just awful.	Drunken Irishman	Feb 2012	#6
What a waste of a talent	tishaLA	Feb 2012	#7
OMG!!!! Oh Whitney, you poor girl...SMDH	Ecumenist	Feb 2012	#8
I would not be surprised if the AP had this obituary all written out for several years	bluestateguy	Feb 2012	#9
AP, like most news orgs has obits composed for major celebrities and public figures.	Gormy Cuss	Feb 2012	#84
awful. She was one of the greatest singers of all time.	boston bean	Feb 2012	#10
That was spectacular.	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#15
I remember that very clearly.	tabatha	Feb 2012	#39
A perfect rendition of a very difficult song. RIP Whitney, you were one of my favorites.	Nay	Feb 2012	#54
Perfect because it was recorded in a studio the day before	rocktivity	Feb 2012	#102
Damn dude...	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#131
Honestly? I'll take Milli Vanilli over the	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#141
Takes nothing away from the moment or how she sang the song.	boston bean	Feb 2012	#146
That brought the tears	jaysunb	Feb 2012	#112
Just watched this again & had to cry. One thing about Whitney's version of our National	Booster	Feb 2012	#113
I've heard a lot of people blaming Bobby Brown tonight.	isuphighyeah	Feb 2012	#127
He was a wife batterer. nt	boston bean	Feb 2012	#147
Her rendition of SSB has been the standard	fortyfeetunder	Feb 2012	#172
Id be interested to see what the Grammy's puts together last minute	MadBadger	Feb 2012	#11
Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson will do the tribute	noiretextatique	Feb 2012	#163
OMG!	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#12
May Peace be with her family and friends at this difficult time. Nt	xchrom	Feb 2012	#13
Rachel's got it on now	politicasista	Feb 2012	#14
.	LTR	Feb 2012	#16
Removed following edit above (nt)	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2012	#24
That's from September 13. ? nt	greyl	Feb 2012	#25
So sad....nt	FLyellowdog	Feb 2012	#17
I had to check ... and it was on Headline News	zbdent	Feb 2012	#19
Wow. I just read a story about her leaving a nightclub, last night	Siwsan	Feb 2012	#20
God...I hope someone is with her daughter right now...	Ken Burch	Feb 2012	#21
She has a few kids. n/t	vaberella	Feb 2012	#35
What other kids did she have besides Bobbi Kristina?	tawadi	Feb 2012	#116
No no ...	vaberella	Feb 2012	#144
No she doesn't. She only has one child. Bobby Kristina...that's it. NOW, Bobby Brown has	Ecumenist	Feb 2012	#119
Oh...those were Bobby's kids? I figured they were they're kids.	vaberella	Feb 2012	#143
He couldn't keep it in his pants. In fact, the very day they got married, one of his mistresses	Ecumenist	Feb 2012	#170
the daughter is headed apparently down the same white lines path, hope she gets help	stockholmer	Feb 2012	#36
very sad	rollin74	Feb 2012	#22
...	Voice for Peace	Feb 2012	#23
Wow, that's truly a heartbreaker in this context	frazzled	Feb 2012	#34
R.I.P., Whitney nt	MrScorpio	Feb 2012	#27
How awful. My heart goes out to her family.	Liberal Veteran	Feb 2012	#28
RIP Whitney	47of74	Feb 2012	#29
Wonderful voices, die so young! We must love every	MarkCharles	Feb 2012	#30
very sorry to hear that - I thought she would make it	Skittles	Feb 2012	#31
May she rest in peace. My condolences to the family.	Tuesday Afternoon	Feb 2012	#32
Just saw that on CNN	graywarrior	Feb 2012	#33
What a tragedy. Her voice was spectacular. This is so sad ...	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#37
she died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel	rollin74	Feb 2012	#38
God bless Whit	Herlong	Feb 2012	#41
What a shame.	avaistheone1	Feb 2012	#42
Drugs.	onehandle	Feb 2012	#43
Back when pop stars could really sing	wtmusic	Feb 2012	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	Herlong	Feb 2012	#47
Brittany can't.	avaistheone1	Feb 2012	#51
Indeed she can't.	Dawson Leery	Feb 2012	#59
Adele can	donheld	Feb 2012	#126
Not even close. nt	wtmusic	Feb 2012	#177
The good die young?	Herlong	Feb 2012	#45
Maybe the bad die young too.	2ndAmForComputers	Feb 2012	#95
REST IN PEACE MY BEAUTIFUL WHITNEY...	Bo	Feb 2012	#46
Video: Final Performance caught last night	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#48
RIP Whitney	Cali_Democrat	Feb 2012	#49
So sad. I hope she is at peace. nt	Still Blue in PDX	Feb 2012	#50
R.I.P. we will always love 'you'.	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#52
I loved her singing that song -	TBF	Feb 2012	#58
At the time of the filming of this video	lavenderdiva	Feb 2012	#79
OMG	Justice wanted	Feb 2012	#53
The TMZ article I read said there were signs of foul play...	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#55
Actually, it said there were NO signs of foul play. nt	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#56
Wrong.	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#63
It's a typo	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#65
I don't have my teevee on... Thanks. nt	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#68
No problem!	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#69
I read it like 5 times to make sure I was reading it correctly. lol	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#73
That is a TYPO. The police on phone conference said NO signs of foul play, NO signs of drugs	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#66
Ok... Chill out. I took the screenshot just to make sure. nt	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#67
That means no murder or anything	obamanut2012	Feb 2012	#62
It must be a typo. nt	bathroommonkey76	Feb 2012	#64
Rest in Peace Dear Whitney.	Herlong	Feb 2012	#57
"Amatuers" remarked Keith Richards.	MrSlayer	Feb 2012	#60
and ... ...	bayareaboy	Feb 2012	#77
All three of them could easily be dead.	isuphighyeah	Feb 2012	#128
Could be but are not.	MrSlayer	Feb 2012	#132
Years ago, when Whitney was at the top, I attended a fund raising Gospel concert	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2012	#61
.................	bdamomma	Feb 2012	#70
Actually, they were just interviewing some guy who knew her	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#74
Of course she was a middle class kid from a good home....	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2012	#80
She left Newark with her family at a young age. n/t	whathehell	Feb 2012	#155
Bobby Brown does indeed get unfairly blamed for Whitney's descent into ruin.	closeupready	Feb 2012	#157
I remember when she first became famous and I thought she was perfection.	Glimmer of Hope	Feb 2012	#71
I'm really shocked....	OhioChick	Feb 2012	#72
My favorite:	ohheckyeah	Feb 2012	#75
Ah...She was a real talent. Great voice, great presence.	pinto	Feb 2012	#76
tragic..I'm sad..untouchable talent whom i still had hope for..very sad..	xiamiam	Feb 2012	#78
Drugs takes another great singer	workinclasszero	Feb 2012	#81
RIP Whitney.	CakeGrrl	Feb 2012	#82
Remember when it all started.......	workinclasszero	Feb 2012	#83
Now we get to miss and crave	flamingdem	Feb 2012	#85
wow...for a person that can become dependant...money, fame and drugs/alcohol.	SoapBox	Feb 2012	#86
What killed her was Bobby Brown	LynneSin	Feb 2012	#87
Yep, you're right n/t	OhioChick	Feb 2012	#91
Bobby Brown was her downfall	Aerows	Feb 2012	#94
Bobby Brown 'Beside Himself' with Grief	OhioChick	Feb 2012	#97
She didn't have a choice in the matter??	cbdo2007	Feb 2012	#104
She loved him deeply.	closeupready	Feb 2012	#159
+ 10000.	HughBeaumont	Feb 2012	#148
Unless he held her down and forced crack smoke into her lungs	Codeine	Feb 2012	#179
on dope before Bobby Brown	Go Vols	Feb 2012	#180
Very sad. nt	BlueIris	Feb 2012	#88
Whitney Houston Dead: Stars React to Legend's Sudden Death	workinclasszero	Feb 2012	#90
Thanks, drugs	Aerows	Feb 2012	#92
Oh No! I didn't even know she was having problems!!!	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#93
Getting involved with Bobby Brown was her ruin.	center rising	Feb 2012	#96
This message was self-deleted by its author	cyberspirit	Feb 2012	#98
oh no.	savalez	Feb 2012	#99
oh my... sad day for the Houston family	LadyInAZ	Feb 2012	#100
she started om Pot and kept looking for something more.....	IamK	Feb 2012	#101
Very sad. She use to be such an amazing singer and performer. RIP.	cbdo2007	Feb 2012	#103
Oh, please tell me she just gained weight:	ohheckyeah	Feb 2012	#105
Seems abnormal. Maybe she was sick.....	glinda	Feb 2012	#120
I think it would just make it even	ohheckyeah	Feb 2012	#122
Could be ascites.	Frank Cannon	Feb 2012	#149
That is one of the thoughts that came to mind to me also.	glinda	Feb 2012	#154
Bloated. n/t	isuphighyeah	Feb 2012	#129
high heels can make your posture out of wack, & at 48, you tend to not hold stomach in...	Serial Mom	Feb 2012	#160
So sad to hear of her death	tawadi	Feb 2012	#106
i'm shocked	barbtries	Feb 2012	#107
A true talent has died.	Beacool	Feb 2012	#108
So young	libodem	Feb 2012	#109
Hold On, Help Is On The Way	FailureToCommunicate	Feb 2012	#110
So sad.	truthisfreedom	Feb 2012	#111
Man, this is so sad, she was the greatest vocalist ever IMO	Obamacare	Feb 2012	#114
Rest In Peace, lovely songbird!!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Feb 2012	#115
WTF man....!	Zax2me	Feb 2012	#117
This message was self-deleted by its author	tawadi	Feb 2012	#118
This is sad news	KT2000	Feb 2012	#121
Not possible. SURELY not possible.	Remember Me	Feb 2012	#123
Whitney is truly now where broken hearts go	solarman350	Feb 2012	#124
Whitney Houston Was a Gifted Singer	Akbar	Feb 2012	#125
Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse gone in six months	thatsrightimirish	Feb 2012	#130
Yeah, if only the drugs didn't do themselves...	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#133
must be nice to sit up high on that horse	Skittles	Feb 2012	#137
I tend to have more sympathy	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#139
Addiction cuts across all economic lines.	kwassa	Feb 2012	#178
I wouldn't expect nothing less from someone with a user name such as yours.lol	Obamacare	Feb 2012	#142
Fair enough.	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#166
No one on Earth has ever chosen to be an addict/alcoholic.	Frank Cannon	Feb 2012	#150
But the did choose to put a knowingly addictive substance in their bodies . . .	toopers	Feb 2012	#168
So do a lot of people.	Frank Cannon	Feb 2012	#171
Bullets, too.	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#174
Nonsensical words.	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#175
RIP	DeSwiss	Feb 2012	#134
I was soo pulling for her to get over her problems	Catherine Vincent	Feb 2012	#135
Newest updates on link below	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#136
Remember Whitney Houston at her best	dipsydoodle	Feb 2012	#138
one of the most beautiful voices to grace us	lovemydog	Feb 2012	#140
Add another to the list of great music stars taken too soon.	liberal N proud	Feb 2012	#145
Never a fan, but much too young. RIP.	Faygo Kid	Feb 2012	#151
Seriously? Please watch post #110	FailureToCommunicate	Feb 2012	#152
I always hoped deep down that she would recover and live a happy life.	lunatica	Feb 2012	#153
My favorite songs of hers were:	Hawaii Hiker	Feb 2012	#156
RIP Whitney,	Gringostan	Feb 2012	#158
This hurts	RFKHumphreyObama	Feb 2012	#161
This one caught me by surprise. RIP	Liberal_in_LA	Feb 2012	#162
rip, whitney	noiretextatique	Feb 2012	#164
Very sad.	Hugin	Feb 2012	#165
Great actrees	garmatnuk	Feb 2012	#167
It feels like she has been gone a long time already	eilen	Feb 2012	#169
How terrible and so young	peakhillfm	Feb 2012	#173
RIP Whitney and thanks for the beautiful music.	Uncle Joe	Feb 2012	#176

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