Once a drug addict sleeping rough on the streets of Leeds, in northern England, a 25-year-old youth received a helping hand when he made himself known to a local charity. Young Josh Ellis was provided a roof over his head, clean clothes, and a whole new support network—and it transformed his life. “We just knew he needed a chance,” said Hayden Lee of Vulnerable Citizen Support (VCS) in Leeds. Josh had been homeless for almost three years, and had been addicted to spice (synthetic cannabinoids) and cocaine for nearly two years, which cost him up to 80 pounds (approx. US$113) per day, he told the Yorkshire Evening Post. He’d gotten in touch with VCS while still living in a sleeping bag outside a bakery in the center of the city, where the manager had been buying him breakfast in the mornings. Josh was ready for change, though; he had been visiting …