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For several complex reasons however she was undoubtedly introduced to narcotics by some of the unsavoury men that she hung out with or via one of the many pushers who hung around jazz stars wanting to get them "hooked". Given the racial prejudice that was prevalent at the time that made life difficult for black performers, the shear grind of late hours, the subsequent loss of sleep through unsocial working hours and the need for an understanding and supportive management (non-exploiting) and the enduring and repetitive unsatisfactory relationships that led to undoubted mental stress, it was very easy for a performer like Billie to succumb to the lure of what seemed like a momentary relief provided by narcotics.
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