Ex-Drug Addict and University Drop-Out Wins World Series of Poker, Walking

Ex-drug addict and university drop-out wins World Series of Poker, walking

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Making the decision to get clean, he enrolled on a rehab programme dropped out of university to play poker professionally. Greg Merson, 24, of Laurel, Maryland, poses … What had started as a means to an end for drug money had become a skill. 'I knew …
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10 Ways You Can Help Children of Alcoholics

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Are up to four times more likely to struggle with alcoholism and other drug abuse than other kids. • Exhibit more … Only with some form of (preferably long-term) help, whether inpatient drug rehab, a sober living home or otherwise, can the entire …
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Up In Smoke

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A Heisman Trophy winner at Texas, Williams dealt with a number of personal anxiety issues, which he said were lessened by marijuana use. He failed numerous drug tests, retired at least twice, studied yoga, traveled in Australia and … a photo of …
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Texas Tribune Weekend Insider: Drug Runner Rehab, Reversed Verdict – Michelle Gaines, was 19 when she was hit by a truck hauling an oil rig. She was in the hospital for 14 months, and her father and lawyers say she now has the mental capacity of a 12 year old. She may never be able to live on her own. A jury awarded Michelle nearly million. An appeals court overturned the jury’s verdict. Reporter Brandi Grissom explains this tragic and unusual case. First Julian Aguilar takes us to Eagle Pass. Teenagers are being recruited by drug cartels to smuggle marijuana across the Texas-Mexico border. So many of these kids are getting busted that law enforcement doesn’t have enough room to house the delinquents. It’s led the county to take donations for a new facility, which is being built, in part, by county employees and teenagers who have already found trouble. Find these stories in the weekend editions of The New York Times and at texastribune.org.