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alcoholism
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Carter's final film role came in 2020's The Way Back, which starred Ben Affleck as a high school basketball coach battling with alcoholism.—
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
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On Stranger Things, Susan Hargrove was last seen in Season 4, struggling with alcoholism and trying to support Max while living in the local trailer park.—
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“Heroinism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroinism. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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