A Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator

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 on the Rekords Rekords

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 label in 2003. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs

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' "I've Got Drugs (Out of the Mist)", from their album It's Only Right and Natural

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. Much of the material was inspired by mixed emotions brought about by the divorce

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 of singer Nick Oliveri

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 and also his substance abuse

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s and the death of his father.

The tracks "Jr. High Love" and "Day I Die" were previously recorded by Oliveri and others at The Desert Sessions

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, "Jr. High Love" for Volumes 3 & 4

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and "Day I Die" for Volumes 5 & 6

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under the name "I'm Dead". "Girl's Like Christ" is a reworking of a Dwarves

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 song "There She Goes Again" written by Blag Dahlia

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 and Nick Oliveri during his time with the band.

Track listing

Additional musicians

• Rex Everything
  Nick Oliveri
  Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
  
  
• Pierre Pressurer
  Nick Oliveri
  Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
  
  
• Mark Lanegan
  Mark Lanegan
  Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
  
  
• Josh Homme
• Troy Van Leeuwen
  Troy Van Leeuwen
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• Josh Freese
  Josh Freese
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• Ashlee S.
• Marc Diamond
• Sean D.
• Blag Jesus
  Blag Dahlia
  Paul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span...
  
  
• Alain Johannes
  Alain Johannes
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• Carlo Von Sexron

Additional Credits

Produced by Nick Oliveri, Brad Cook, & Blag Dahlia, except "Detroit" & "Day I Die" produced by Nick Oliveri.

Engineered by: Nick Raskulinecz @ Grand Master Studios,
Greedy Bros. @ Castle Prod. Studios,
Troy Van Leeuwen @ CGI Australia,
Alain Johannes @ II A.D. Studios

Mastered by Alain Johannes at II A.D. Studios.

All Tracks Mixed by Brad Cook, except "Detroit" mixed by Alain Johannes & "Day I Die" by Nick Raskulinecz.

All songs published by Nick Oliveri/Natural Light Music BMI (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13), Brad Cook/Electro Vox Music ASCAP (1), Blag Dahlia/Six Point Prime BMI (10), Nick Oliveri & Josh Homme/Board Stiff Music BMI (4, 9), Nick Oliveri & Blag Dahlia (7, 11), and Nick Oliveri & Deborah Viereck (14).