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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Greg Merson's success was understandably emotional for him, having battled back from a crippling drug addiction just a year earlier. It was the 24-year-old's final push in his battle to become clean from adderall and oxycontin, having already beaten a …
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Two journeys back from heroin addiction

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When their sources of prescription drugs run dry, experts say some people feed the addiction by turning to heroin because it's relatively cheap and plentiful. Officials say heroin has claimed approximately 500 lives in the St. Louis region in the past …
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