UArizona student overcomes opioid addiction, served prison time to graduate
UArizona student overcomes opioid addiction, served prison time to graduate
Students a part of the class of 2020 at the University of Arizona are getting ready to take part in a virtual graduation, happening Friday, May 15.
(HERE NAT 6:02-6:13 - "I CANREMEMBER DRIVING BY THE U OF AAND THINKING TO MYSELF MY LIFEPAST ME BY, THAT WAS ANOPPORTUNITY I HAD, BUT THATOPPORTUNITY IS GONE." THATOPPORTUNITY -- GETTING ACOLLEGE DEGREE.
THROUGHOUT HISEARLY 20'S ZACH HAD ITANYTHING BUT (EASY 5:25-5:32 -"BASICALLY, I STARTED TAKINGSOME PAIN KILLERS AND THINGSKIND OF WENT DOWNHILL FROMTHERE." IN ORDER TO SUPPORTTHAT HABIT - ZACH STARTEDSELLING DRUGS - THAT CAME WITHANOTHER CONSEQUENCE NAT5:40-5:46 - "AFTER SELLING IGOT INCARCERATED, CAUGHT UPAND SENT TO PRISON." ZACHSPENT TWO AND A HALF YEARSBEHIND BARS - ANOTHER THREE ONPROBATION IN PRISON HEREALIZED HOW IMPORTANT GETTINGAN EDUCATION WAS - SO HE FOUNDHIMSELF (HERE 13:04-13:12 - "IREMEMBER WALKING DOWN THEMALL, THE U OF A MALL RIGHTOUTSIDE THE STUDENT UNION ANDJUST TAKING IT ALL IN." NOW -ZACH'S FOCUS IS TO TAKE HISEXPERIENCE IN PRISON AND APPLYIT TO POLICY CHANGE 4:37-4:42- "I SEE A LOT OF AREAS WITHINTHE CRIMINAL SYSTEM THAT COULDBE REFORMED." BUT BEFORE HEGETS (THERE - HE'S LOOKINGFORWARD TO GRADUATION DAY NAT:37-:47 - "YOU KNOW, YOU'VEBEEN WAITING YOUR WHOLE LIFEFOR THIS MOMENT AND TO NOT BEABLE TO WALK OR BE THERE WITHEVERYONE ELSE IS DEFINITELYDIFFERENT." EVEN IF IT DOESLOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTTHIS YEAR 2:36-2:40 - "I MEAN,IT JUST KIND OF REAFFIRMS THEHARD WORK THAT I'VE PUT IN."THIS IS (NOT IT FOR ZACH.
HE'SLOOKING FORWARD TO LAW SCHOOL,(NEXT.
VERONICA ACOSTA, KGUNNINE ON YOUR SIDE.
