Nottingham Post published Recovering addict spared jail over possessing amphetamine with...

A recovering addict was "extremely fortunate" to escape jail for possessing amphetamine with intent to supply, a court heard.Ralph Weller ended his 30-year problem with the drug after he recently went into rehab.Yesterday, the 54-year-old, of Douglas Road,Sutton-in-Ashfield, received an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years."If I send you to prison today that will not recognise the progress you have made,"Recorder Nigel Godsmark said at Nottingham Crown...