A homeless man who battled cancer and was addicted to drugs and alcohol says moving to Leeds has changed his life in a remarkable turnaround.
Leeds resident Luke, originally from Croydon, South London, relied on alcohol from a young age. At just 19 he would drink heavily and got into a crowd of friends who after work would spend their free time and money on booze.
The London lad had battled and survived leukaemia at a young age and as a result he confessed he found an "escape" and "sense of comfort" in using harmful substances to ease the pain of what he went through. Luke said: "I thought it was normal.
