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by Change | 16 Sep 2010

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An Edinburgh father has been nominated for the Changing Lives Champions Award after successfully overcoming his drug addiction.

An Edinburgh man who successfully battled drug addiction is in the running for a major award after getting his life back on track.

Adam Howden, who is father to three children, is one of the 12 finalists in the Changing Lives Champions Award, which is organised by Barclays and Crisis, a homeless charity, the Edinburgh Evening News reports.

After completing drug addiction rehabilitation between September and November 2007, Mr Howden undertook a number of training courses before establishing his own business.

He said that he felt both "gobsmacked" and "quite humbled" when discovering he was one of the nominees.

"I would be very proud if I won, it seems a bit unreal just now," he told the newspaper.

Before receiving drug addiction treatment, Mr Howden became very ill and spent 12 months in and out of the Scottish capital's Royal Infirmary.

According to the Scottish government, the country has a "disproportionately serious problem with drug misuse" compared to other nations.

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