'I Made It': New Teacher Recalls Tough Childhood, Path to Success

'I made it': New teacher recalls tough childhood, path to success
And Nolan is director of professional learning for the Muscogee County School District, where she provides support for new teachers. … Her mother, Marjorie Boyd, is addicted to crack cocaine and has been arrested numerous times for shoplifting, she said. Read more on Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Frederick man 'blessed' to turn troubled past into better path
Weedon checked himself into the Frederick Rescue Mission three years ago to begin a yearlong recovery program to overcome his alcohol and cocaine addiction and change his life. "I've been … "I never thought I'd be helping people," he said. "This is … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)

Actor Wes Bentley opens up about past heroin addiction
The Arkansas-born actor, who played Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games, also struggled with cocaine abuse. However, he has now been clean for four years, and recently shot scenes for Terrence Malick's forthcoming Knight of Cups alongside Bale. Read more on The Guardian