Euphoria’s holy comfort

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Benjamin, October 2013 – I ran into Ben today. He was up to his usual simple life – score, inject, score, inject, score… The junkie life is relatively simple, yet extremely difficult.

Blood rolls through syringe’s chamber wall like dark storm clouds across the urban prairie. Inner-child jolts with excitement in anticipation of Euphoria’s holy comfort – upon arrival, junkie eyes fall back into their sockets. It’s all over now. Some junkies never wake from their nod.
Chicago Heroin Photos - Junkie Photography

Don’t do junk! The number one message that Heroin addicts wish for me to pass along is: “Don’t Do Junk!” Don’t think that you can just snort heroin one time, it’s NOT worth the risk. That one time, soon turns into fifty – fifty turns into injection rather than snorting. Six months later, you look back and wonder what the fuck happened…

I have been working on a Heroin addiction photography project here in Chicago for the past six months. During this time, I have come to know several addicts on a deep and personal level. We’ve built a relationship, and are working together to tell their story. These photos on my blog are but a small glimpse into the dark and dirty world of Heroin addiction.

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