What Are Some Songs About Addictions or Substance Abuse?

Published July 30, 2013

Question by honeypunch33: what are some songs about addictions or substance abuse?
i need a list of 6 songs that have to do with addictions (smoking, alcohol, drugs, shopping, sex, etc), or just extreme/constant use of these things.

so far all i have is “last night” by ian carey 😉

thank you!

Best answer:

Answer by Tom W
‘The irony of it all’ by the streets Compares weed to alcohol
A lot of songs by The Streets contain drug content ‘blinded by the lights’ is also good.
Also
Cypress hill ‘hits from the bong’
Ben Harper ‘burn one down’

Answer by GreatGooglyMoogly
“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight,” Phil Collins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA&ob=av2n
“Cocaine,” Eric Clapton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3L4spg8vyo&feature=related
“Social Disease,” Elton John http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-93jphMpTM
“Go Ask Alice,” Jefferson Airplane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0
“Comfortably Numb,” Pink Floyd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkJNyQfAprY

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