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    • Jan 28, 1980
    "Elvis: How Did He Die?": The cover of People magazine is devoted to Elvis Presley's alleged addiction to prescription drugs
    Jun 5, 1980
    Schizophrenic drummer Jim Gordon, battling voices in his head, checks into a Los Angeles hospital after a day of heavy drinking. Gordon played on hits by Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings
    Jun 9, 1980
    Richard Pryor suffers severe burns while freebasing cocaine in Los Angeles. His wife talks to Waylon Jennings later, and Jennings offers to donate skin for grafting, forgetting that his Caucasian tones would be a poor match for an African-American
    Jun 16, 1980
    Depositions filed in a Nashville court accuse Epic recording artist Johnny Paycheck of using cocaine during 1978
    Jun 20, 1980
    In an ongoing court case, a former employee of Johnny Paycheck says the singer spent $42,000 for cocaine during a three-month period in 1979
    Dec 29, 1980
    Singer/songwriter Tim Hardin dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles. He wrote the Johnny Cash & June Carter duet "If I Was A Carpenter"
    Jul 7, 1981
    George Jones' manager tells the Associated Press the singer is once again suffering from a drinking problem, and that he spent four days in a Beaumont, Texas, hospital the previous week for exhaustion
    Nov 3, 1981
    In his third day on the witness stand, Dr. George Nichopolous details Elvis Presley's drug habit, which routinely included 25 dosages of drugs and medications per day
    Mar 28, 1982
    Byrds founder David Crosby is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of Quaaludes, driving under the influence of cocaine and possession of a concealed weapon
    Mar 29, 1982
    George Jones is arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for cocaine possession after he's pulled over for speeding at 91 miles per hour



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