Actually, dying of an overdose fits the traditional definition of tragedy very well (in the sense that there is an element of contributing to one's own downfall).

Let's talk about how "cracker" was what other WHITE PEOPLE called white people, though. But I'm sleep...

Let's not equate "cracker" with "gang banger". Those words have two entirely different connotations.

You really don't understand the psychology of addiction. It's like saying "Who forced depressed people to be depressed? Just smile and think happy thoughts! I'm sure it'll work out!" Yeah, perhaps you should understand that addiction is typically a comorbid disease, meaning people get addicted to cure/numb some other…

In this country, a lot of people aren't forced to be soldiers. Why enlist when you know there is a very real chance that you will die at war?

My God, the ignorance and casual cruelty from the people on this post even in the face of people who have lost loved ones to heroin. It's astounding in the worst way.

So you're telling me that my big brother's death wasn't a tragedy because he, as a mentally ill teenaged boy, should have known better than to try drugs to cope with his pain?

I am an ex-junkie. I have been very lucky to stay off of it for most of my adult life, thanks to day-to-day persistence and work as well as love and support from people I know, whether they know the effect of it or not.

I have enough to live for now that I MUST love myself and others enough to stay clean.

Many people…

Lost my cousin to heroin at 24. He fought back & relapsed so many times. They kept him on life support after his final OD. One of the worst things I've ever seen. So many lives lost to addiction, & so many people who just don't understand.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was one of the great actors of our age.

One hundred years from now people will still be watching his films.

Who the fuck is a " Jared Padalecki"?

I've never even heard of this idiot - is he famous or something?

I have been disgusted by some of the comments left in other posts about this, PSH was clean for 20 years and unfortunately for whatever reason he relapsed. he is not selfish nor did he let down his family, he had an addiction which took over his mind and soul, RIP.

My sister wasn't able to conquer her addictions either. But I wouldn't call her "stupid." I'd call her beautiful, artistic, kind, funny, deeply troubled, incredibly sad, and gone tragically early.

Huge French manicured acrylics are my biggest problem with porn. Or one of my biggest problems.

What Miley Bieber going to be up to next!

We talked about this on Gawker one time. One woman couldn't stand her birthday because her dead dad wrote her a letter for every year. Dude, stop bringing your poor daughter down. It's bullying from beyond the grave.

"Man Plots To Make His Daughter Cry 800 Times."

Oh, this one's easy. Certain people love to hate a pretty, driven, talented female whose highest priority is something other than making men and boys want to fuck her. Some people haaaaaaate that. Typically, they're called misogynists, and sadly they sometimes have ladybits. :(

Which V? The Flying V?