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Billy Idol: Leg
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In 1994, Idol collapsed outside an LA nightclub due to an overdose on a drug called GHB. GHB happened to be a legal drug at the time which was mainly used by weight-lifters. The drug is a central nervous system depressant. Drugs like this are often used to alter the effects of other drugs such as cocaine which speed the system up. Idol admitted to being hooked on a lot of heavier drugs at that time.
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In 1994 Idol collapsed outside an LA nightclub overdosing on a drug called, GHB. GHB happened to be a legal drug at the time that weight-lifters used. The drug could bring you down, and would totally relax your body. Billy was into a lot of heavy drugs at the time and needed help.
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After being auditioned for a part in Oliver Stone's The Doors movie, Idol almost emulated its central character by suffering an early death. A motorcycle crash in February 1990 seriously damaged his leg, but he recovered remarkably quickly and the same May hit the number 2 slot in America with Cradle Of Love (taken from the Andrew Dice Clay movie The Adventures Of Ford Fairlaine).
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