If a magazine publishes a story that says you were a drug user in the past, which is not true, you may not sue for invasion of privacy because of First Amendment freedom of the press.

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The First Amendment freedom of the press does not give magazines the right to publish false information about someone's private life, including drug use. This would be considered defamation, which is a legal basis for a lawsuit.

If a Magazine Publishes a Story That Says You Were