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July 7, 2022 – “There are so many things that so many people go through in this world that I wanted to try my hardest to shine light on, whether it be drug addiction, living in poverty, coping with mental illness and all other types of things,” Silva said. Silva, 29, grew up in Fall River. When he was growing up, both of his parents struggled with opioid addiction and his sister, just 16 years old at the time, “had to pretty much raise” him.

“Unfortunately, my father ended up passing away from an overdose three years ago, but my mother was fortunately able to get clean and has been sober for over the past 10 years,” Silva said.

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