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A few years ago, our local newspaper did a series of articles about a man named Poppy. Poppy was known locally by many people as a homeless addict, who aimlessly wandered the streets of our city. But that picture of Poppy changed over the course of several months, as reporter Paul Grondahl revealed the story of loss and failure that was underneath Poppy’s layers of clothing and dark, intense eyes. Poppy grew up in a poor neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, the 12th child in his family. Hyperactive, his parents felt they couldn’t raise him and at the age of 6 he was sent to a group home. Shortly afterward he became a habitual runaway and found refuge on the streets. At the age of 9, Poppy began using alcohol and drugs to cope with life on the streets. As a teen, Poppy was briefly counseled for emotional and psychological problems that resembled bipolar disorder. As an adult, he was dishonorably discharged from the army for hitting a drill sergeant and later imprisoned for 10...

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Hage, S.M., McLaughlin, K.L., Murray, M. (2014). Social Justice Approach to Primary Prevention. In: Gullotta, T.P., Bloom, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_328

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