This is Amy, mother of five, extracting heroin from a cooker, and into her syringe. Amy is 35 years old and has been shooting heroin on-and-off for over ten years. Amy was a “functional addict” who maintained a home up…
Year: 2014
Heroin Addict On Lower Wacker
“Hey man, what’s up?” I said to the new face down on Lower Wacker. “Can you use any clean rigs,” I asked suspecting he was probably a heroin user. “Hell yeah, man! Wow, you came just in time. Are you…
What does a heroin user look like?
As you may know, for the past twelve months I’ve been working on a freelance documentary photo project covering the subject of heroin addiction in Chicago. Over time, I’ve managed to gain direct access to many of the addicts themselves.…
Alley Boys – Winter Gathering, 2013
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The Face of Heroin Addiction: Nodding Out
While I in no way advocate in favor of hard drug use, I see no better way of removing the fuel that keeps alight the fires of violence and destruction, than legalization and regulation of drugs such as Heroin. The…
Good Day Panhandling
Louisiana had a good day panhandling. He was able to gather enough funds to acquire thirteen bags of premium Mexican Heroin. It’s not uncommon for a Chicago panhandler to make as much as $100.00 or even $200.00 in as little…