From Snorting Baby Powder To Eating Deodorant: The Black Women Of “My Strange Addiction”
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Veronica Wells
The Black Rapunzel
Asha, this 47 year old woman has grown her dreadlocks to an astonishing 21 feet long. And while this is certainly one of the milder addictions on this list, Asha still suffers health risks, like back, neck and shoulder pain from supporting all this weight on her head. When wet, her hair weighs more than 250 pounds. Then there are the financial costs. She used 24 bottles of shampoo a month. Asha is so attached to her hair, she buckles it up in a seat belt when she drives and has nicknamed the collection of her locks “cobra.”
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