Meet the $18000 Man: From Poverty and Drug Abuse to a Job

Meet the 000 man: From poverty and drug abuse to a job

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Hammond says he ended up in Baltimore three years ago, addicted to crack cocaine and snorting heroin, living in abandoned buildings where "the rats were fierce," and financing his addiction by breaking into cars and stealing copper pipes out of …
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Addicted Nation-The price tag to our society and a way out for those suffering

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Mexican drug cartels are profiting hugely from our war and have now grown so powerful they are moving into the United States. … Addiction treatment facilities have developed their own unique and successful ways of helping people break their addictions.
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National policy on drug abuse soon; will help fight addiction

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The need to have a National Policy on Drug Abuse was felt for a long time. The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry recently took the decision in this regard and an expert committee has been formed to study nation-wide scenario of drug and substance …
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Aiding Sobriety, a Chord at a Time

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Others said they were participating because they had been through their own battles with drugs and alcohol, and many have seen bandmates and friends succumb to addiction. In an interview Gregg Allman said that he had been sober for nearly two decades …
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