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

Meet the 000 man: From poverty and drug abuse to a job
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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Ohio addictions chief addresses overdose deaths
"We need to make sure to the extent that we can that insurance is available for the vast numbers of people in our state struggling with addiction," Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, said Tuesday. "From …
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23rd District Democrat touts her experience
She spoke of her experience and success fostering economic development and creating jobs in Tompkins County, where the 5.3 percent unemployment rate is the lowest in the state. In addition to her position on the county's legislature, she has served on …
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