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WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Crimes of the Addicted Mind - When Chaos Turns Criminal

WASTED — From Spotlight to Scandal - Crimes of the Addicted Mind - When Chaos Turns Criminal

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 Episode 2 of Wasted examines crimes committed under addiction's influence, opening with Anne Heche's fatal 2022 crash while intoxicated on cocaine and fentanyl—destroying Lynne Mishele's home and ending Anne's life. VV Steele explores America's DUI crisis claiming eleven thousand lives yearly, the affluenza teen case exposing wealth's protection from consequences, and how alcohol hijacks the brain's risk assessment. Discover Rita Crundwell's fifty-three-million-dollar embezzlement funding gambling addiction, how opioid habits cost hundreds daily driving theft, Chris Brown's assault of Rihanna involving substances, and Bam Margera's repeated violations. Learn why addiction drives crime while accountability remains essential, examining redemption stories versus repeat cycles.
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