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June 1– 7, 2006	[2006 issue index]
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One man's journey through, and out of, his OxyContin addiction.
by Jeff Deeney

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One man's journey through, and out of, his OxyContin addiction.

Cover Story: One man's journey through, and out of, his OxyContin addiction. —Jeff Deeney
Slant: Editor's Letter:; What Would Jesus Type? —Duane Swierczynski; Slant:; This Time, It's Personal What's wrong with a little vigilantism now and again? —Amanda Gefter; Loose Canon:; The Instant Slum —Bruce Schimmel; Feedback:; Letters to the Editor
Naked City: Training Wheels Off For 10 years, a West Philly nonprofit has used bikes to promote youth development; now it struggles to shift fiscal gears. —Andy Greenberg; Running Numbers —Nick Norlen; Gorging to be Free —Drew Lazor; Paper Trail:; Paper Trail Our Back Pages, One Year At A Time; Fine Print:; The Mob's All Here —A.D. Amorosi; Icepack:; Icepack —A.D. Amorosi
News: Blooming Friction Who doesn't like trees? More people than you think. —Jenna Portnoy; Two Minutes With…Hans Blix Chairman, Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction —Brian Hickey; Dog Fight Scandal is swirling around my Fairmount pooch park. —Doron Taussig; Philly Blunt:; Of Rats and Men —Brian Hickey; Political Notebook:; A Lieutenant (Gov.) and a Gentleman —Mary F. Patel; The Bell Curve:; City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
Culture Shock: This Week in A & E
Arts: First Friday Focus —Lori Hill; Artspicks:; Rescue Team —Mark Cofta; Motorcycle Diaries —Patrick Rapa; Motions Eleven —Janet Anderson; Shock of the nEW —Deni Kasrel; Drummer Boy —Duane Swierczynski; Field Work —Deni Kasrel; This Not-So-Little Piggy —Janet Anderson; Center of Attention —Peter Burwasser; Theater:; What's the Big Idea? —David Anthony Fox; True Believer —Mark Cofta; The Fall of Rome —David Anthony Fox
Arts Agenda: Last Chance Catch It or Regret It —Ellen Minsavage; Picks:; Just Do It Out of Africa —Termeh Mazhari; In The Event That… You Like Dirty French Comedy —Alex Shebar
Movies: Sweet Revenge Park Chanwook ends his vengeance trilogy on a high note. —Sam Adams; An Eye for an Eye The bloodshot vision of Park Chanwook. —Sam Adams; Screen Picks:; Screen Picks —Sam Adams
Music: Perched Swapping stories with Birdie Busch, a Philly songbird taking flight. —John Vettese; The Roots Why Robert Hazard is riding an entirely new wave. —A.D. Amorosi; Hit and Missa Suite Spot —Peter Burwasser; One Track Mind —Drew Lazor; soundadvice:; Get Out!!; Picks:; Prefuse 73 —Michael Serazio; Franziska Baumann —Shaun Brady; Carl Hancock Rux —Shaun Brady
Food: Stuck on Duck A city councilman lobbies hard for a citywide ban on foie gras. —Lindsay Hicks; Strawberry Season's Greetings —Carolyn Wyman; Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor; Top 5 Signature Sandwiches —Drew Lazor; What's Cooking —Termeh Mazhari; Watering Hole It's Where We Drink —Drew Lazor
The Agenda: Top of the Agenda:; Who? Moi? Highlights from the First Person Arts Festival —Termeh Mazhari; Picks:; Been There/Done That Luxe in the City —Termeh Mazhari; Justify Your Existence New Hope Ghost Tours; Where We Won't Be "I Wanna Be A Soap Star Live!"; In The Event That… You Wish the Flyers Wore Diapers —Drew Lazor; What We Heart Old Records and Dusty Paperbacks; Just Do It How Do You Like Your Art? —Nyjia Jones
Sex: Paper Doll:; Mom & Pop Sex Shop, Pt. II —Ashlea Halpern