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Yes, but I believe he is using them to self-medicate his mental illness.
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It's important because there are so many people who are going to their doctors for the wrong reasons and seeking to basically self-medicate and get the doctor to co-sign their problem.
Matt Semino: Talking ISSUES: HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Discusses Substance Abuse and the Conrad Murray Trial Matt Semino 2011
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Apparently, having to watch last year's old 42-inch flat-screen TV caused such melancholia that some decided to self-medicate with the purchase of a new 51-inch screen.
How can the state of the union be sound if our minds are not? Courtland Milloy 2011
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But fortunately for him, and us, the Dutch painter was able to self-medicate.
In Philadelphia, Van Gogh's Nature Cure Dan Neil 2012
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Apparently, having to watch last year's old 42-inch flat-screen TV caused such melancholia that some decided to self-medicate with the purchase of a new 51-inch screen.
How can the state of the union be sound if our minds are not? Courtland Milloy 2011
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On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
Tony Newman: Nice People Take Drugs Tony Newman 2011
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On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
Tony Newman: Nice People Take Drugs Tony Newman 2011
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On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
Tony Newman: Nice People Take Drugs Tony Newman 2011
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On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
Tony Newman: Nice People Take Drugs Tony Newman 2011
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Fortunately for him, and us, Van Gogh was able to self-medicate.
In Philadelphia, Van Gogh's Nature Cure Dan Neil 2012
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