#classof2019 grad Roxxane Newman is the subject of a powerful story in this week’s Pawtucket Times. Last Saturday, at age 34, Roxxane graduated with degrees in both #psychology and chemical dependency. She is an active leader in the #rhodeisland #recovery community, working as a peer recovery specialist in carenewenglandhealthsystem emergency rooms across the state. She was also president of ricovery__. But it was a long road to get there... • Before she was a college student, Roxxane was an addict. The Pawtucket Times writes, “Homeless and addicted to heroin and cocaine, she had no hopes, no dreams, and was prepared for either incarceration or death.” She got sober in 2012 and enrolled at ccri1964 in 2015. • Four years later, Roxxane has a 4.0 GPA, two degrees and is the first in her family to graduate from a four-year college. She is a model of recovery, and has been asked to speak on the subject by Gov. Raimondo, former congressman Patrick Kennedy and Brown University. “I never expe...