Eve first started snorting heroin when she was 14 years old. She claims that, at the time, she was unaware of the addictive nature of heroin. Eve is not the first heroin addict who has claimed they were ignorant of how addictive heroin was when they first used.
When Eve was 18, she was introduced to the needle. It’s been a slow, downhill run ever since.
Eve has a nine year old daughter who is currently being raised by Eve’s retired parents. While she is grateful that her daughter is being taken care of, Eve also feels the weight of tremendous guilt for not being a good mother. Heroin requires 100% of a person’s life.
While this abscess may not look all that bad from the outside, Eve is unable to stand up all the way due to the severity of this abscess internally. The primary cause of abscesses: addicts reusing the same needle over and over. This is why providing easy access to clean needles is so important.
I just couldn’t help thinking that Eve has people out there that love her, and how horrifying it must be to see someone you love in such a condition. Truly sad…