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How a Mississippi man's embarrassing arrest in a "Captain America" costume put him on the road to sobriety

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David Hobbs was arrested for breaking into a backyard shed dressed as Captain America .

The next day pictures of the handcuffed superhero went viral.

Hobbs had been an addict his entire adult life.

The worst day of his life has become his best day, he says.

"If you still have breath in your lungs and you're still alive, there's a chance," Hobbs says.

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informal

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English

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27

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