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		<title>Episode #6 &#8211; High Truths on Drugs and Addiction. Why do people develop addiction? Robert&#8217;s journey.</title>
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<p>The question posed to High Truths and Dr. Lev is &#8220;why do people use drugs?&#8221; To answer this question Dr. Lev interviews Robert, a young man who struggled with a deadly addiction to intravenous drugs while living on the streets. </p>



<p>Be inspired by Robert&#8217;s journey from homeless and deadly. heroin addiction to becoming a straight A student in computer science. </p>



<p>From Robert:</p>



<p>My name is Robert.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was born in Spokane, Washington in 1988.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have three siblings; two older sisters and a twin brother who I consider my best friend.&nbsp;&nbsp;I grew up in in a rural area outside of my hometown, and my first job was at a ranch supply store.&nbsp;&nbsp;After high school, I worked as an automotive mechanic and battled several addictions.&nbsp;&nbsp;I’ve been to three different treatment centers, but only graduated from one.&nbsp;&nbsp;Late December of last year, I had a major infection caused by self-injection that required a total of six surgeries that kept me in the hospital for three months.&nbsp;&nbsp;Those surgeries left me with major scarring on my left arm, but they were also the final motivation I needed to put my life back together.&nbsp;&nbsp;I’m now a thirty-two year old freshman at Mesa College, studying to become a computer scientist.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have now been sober for 305 days as of this writing, and I’ve never been happier in my entire life.</p>
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