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Rob Ford: “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine, but no -- do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken…”

On the recordDecember 25, 2013
Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine, but no -- do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors.
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Rob Ford

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits to smoking crack cocaine but denies being an addict.

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