From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

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From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

www.theguardian.com

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months ago

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made those choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease

The title is a bit sensational, the article is not.

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