Recovering Your Life: Substance Abuse Fuels HIV Rates But It Can Be Overcome

How An HIV+ Star Of 'The Voice' Is Working To Overcome Substance Abuse And Stay Healthy

In 2012, viewers of NBC’s hit show "The Voice" heard Jamar Rogers blow the roof off his version of “Seven-Nation Army” by the White Stripes, earning him a spot on judge Cee Lo Green’s team and a journey that took him to semifinalist. Viewers also heard the story of how Rogers rebounded from a longtime crystal-meth addiction and an HIV-positive diagnosis in 2006 to a new life as a pro singer. His brave disclosure made headlines around the world.

But the story the slickly packaged show didn’t have time for was just how the brutal addiction led the 31-year-old belter to getting HIV -- and how, since he tested positive for the virus, he has had to struggle daily to keep drugs out of his starry new life.

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