EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 31 MIN
From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian
Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease By Xi Chen. Read by Katherine Fenton. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease By Xi Chen. Read by Katherine Fenton. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>
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From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
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