At the Emmy's, Jane Lynch paid tribute to her Glee co-star Cory Monteith, who passed away this July. “Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction," she said.
And it was tragic. Thanks Jane, for raising the issue once more. We need to talk about it.
I think now, more than ever, the issue of addiction needs to be addressed by Hollywood and people out there alike. It's probably more common than you think in Hollywood, and it's also probably more common than you think out there in our communities.
And a word about judgmental attitudes - like the 'War on Drugs' and calling people drug abusers. Just reading stories on this tribute I have seen too many of those stupid comments, unfortunately. It isn't news that those aren't really helpful. What we need is a proper, respectful conversation about addiction and its impacts, and how we can avoid more tragedy.
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