Possible Clues:

• Embraced
• Edward held his wife and embraced
• Adopted, as of a cause
• Wife newsman took in and embraced
• Advocated dope's use - disastrously
• Chose and followed
• Took up dope and uses madly
• Poe's employed, perhaps married, and so adopted
• Sixth sense employed to secure ring to be married
• Supported (a policy)