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"     Maybe I have been watching too many episodes of Intervention on A&amp;amp;amp;E but I oddly sympathize with the heroine shooting, alcohol consuming and pot smoking addicts and their abusive ways. Last year I received an intervention of my own, from my hairdresser father. &amp;quot;My name is Malina and I am addicted to bleach.&amp;quot; It started off so innocently, 9 years old and a couple of highlights to give a sun-kissed look. But like anything in small doses I learned that this chemical oxidizing compound proved to be highly addictive. Once I started I could not stop! Honey gloss became butter highlights and butter became white. I knew I hit rock bottom when I started to convince myself and everyone around me that it was my natural color. After a year of being clean, I hate to say that I have dipped into the magical peroxide again. Changing your hair color is like getting a new pair of shoes or handbag, it instantly updates your wardrobe. One thing I learned to understand from Papa in hair intervention was that if no one really notices that you have colored your hair, then you have done a good job.  -Malina V. Joseph "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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