UK professor Alex Elswick overcame opioid addiction to work with others in recovery and start a community organization to aid them

UK professor Alex Elswick overcame opioid addiction to work with others in recovery and start a community organization to aid them

By Grace SowardsUniversity of Kentucky Alex Elswick grew up with everything he needed. With two great parents, a roof over his head and good grades in school, he was a young person who wouldn’t lead people to believe drug addiction would be in his future. Elswick stands in front of the wall of hope at Voices of Hope,The board is full of reasons to persevere through addiction,and messages of gratitude. (UK photo by Sabrina Hounshell) “I come from a really privileged background,” said Elswick. “My dad is a doctor, I grew up in...

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