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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Tom Scotson

Former drug addict to help families torn apart by substance abuse

A former British Super Bantamweight boxer has launched a scheme to help Liverpool families suffering from drug abuse.

The programme, which is called Jazza in the CommUNITY, will kick-off on April 24 and run for eight weeks. It will be headed by boxer Jazza Dickens and his dad, Colin, who is an-ex heroin addict.

Colin’s drug abuse caused Jazza to move away from home at a young age. But Jazza's dad is now a "different man" after going sober 12 years ago and the two have since become close again.

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