Edison Peña speaks out about substance abuse one year after the famous mine rescue.

Edison Peña, one of the 33 miners rescued last October, entered a rehab facility for problems with drugs and alcohol on Aug. 30, according to El Mercurio’s Sabado magazine.

penaEdison Peña, 34, becomes the 12th trapped miner to be rescued from the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile on Oct. 13, 2010. Photo by Hugo Infante/Gobierno de Chile.Login to read more.

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Steve Shea

Steve is writer from Worcester, MA. He has a BFA in creative writing from Emerson College. Having just arrived in Chile, he is still in awe of all its sights and sounds. He hopes to learn as much as possible about Chile and its lovely people. He also predicts the Baltimore Orioles will win the World Series in 2012.

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