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Employment was already hard for some in addiction recovery. The pandemic made it even harder

from Cincinatti.com

Employment was already hard for some in addiction recovery. The pandemic made it even harder Cincinatti.com Amanda Roberts was almost never without employment. Dependable, she repeats. She worked for an honest wage during a 17-year stint as a Kroger assistant manager. She bore the signature royal blue polo shirt and clocked in on time. Even during her five-year fentanyl addiction, Roberts supported herself. Her children. Her lifestyle. Where she spent her days chasing a high. "I worked for it," she says, "Never relied on a man. Never stole." But three years ago, Roberts walked out of Kroger's doors. Last summer, she stopped using. She's still out of work. READ MORE

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