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President H.W. Bush, borrowing a phrase from an earlier era, popularized the term “New World Order” (NWO) in the early 1990s. But while the New World Order has legitimate roots, it has come to be associated with little more than paranoid conspiracy.
Given what we’ve witnessed in recent times, however, is it wise to continue to dismiss the notion out-of-hand?
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Posted in Art & Entertainment, tagged airbrush, American Idol, Americans, Anna Nicole, anorexia, arthritis, back pain, bodies, Brian Oxman, Brittish, cardiac arrest, career, Carpenter, case study, celebrities, celebrity-obsessed culture, chronic pain, CNN, comeback, complications, concert, consequences, crazy, cripple, cure, death, debilitated, dependence, died, disability, doctors, doped up, drugs, eccentric, electrolytes, Elvis, entertainer, fans, feeble, fishbowl, fitness, frail, frenetic, Gans, handicap, heart attack, heath, hectic, human, idolized, ill, illness, infirmity, injuries, interaction, Jackson Five, kilter, King of Pop, larger than life, lazy, life, lifestyle, Los Vegas, management, Marilyn, medical, medical community, Michael Jackson, Monroe, nutty, off beat, offbeat, overdose, pain management, painkillers, paparazi, perfection, performer, physical, prescriptions, Presley, public, quick fix, relief, rumors, sick, sickly, Simon Cowell, singer, singing, slacker, Smith, societal standards, spokesman, stage, stamina, stardom, stars, substance abuse, superstar, surgery, Susan Boyle, Terri Schindler Schiavo, tour, treatment center, weight, world on June 26, 2009|
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Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop“, made an untimely exit from the stage of life after suffering a cardiac arrest Thursday, June 25, Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, reports. More shockingly, Oxman told a CNN reporter that he warned the Jackson family that the star may be headed for a fate not unlike Anna Nicole Smith, who died little over two years ago following prolonged prescription painkiller dependence. Smith also lost her teenage son to a fatal drug interaction in 2006. In Jackson’s case, Oxman says the entertainer suffered chronic pain from a multitude of former stage injuries, among them a fractured vertebra and a broken leg.
Prescription drug abuse often starts legitimately enough. Life happens. We suffer injuries and accidents. And we don’t want to live like cripples before our time. But oftentimes the so-called cure comes with its own consequences.
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