Tag: Heroin Addiction

I had a photo shoot scheduled yesterday, but the house where we were to do it, was raided by the Chicago Police the day before. Needless to say, the subject wasn’t home. We were supposed to do a photo shoot of…

Jay is a 30 year old heroin addict who has been injecting for over 17 years. He first started using heroin back in the 8th grade, where he would sneak off into the bathroom while at school to first snort,…

“With heroin, it’s a fixed fight, and you’re gonna lose.” -Ali When I arrived on Hepatitis Boulevard this morning, I discovered two gentlemen taking a few moments to let the morning spring air hit their open wounds, wounds acquired after…

I just finished scanning four rolls of film from a shoot I did the other day on a heroin addict called Shadow. I’ll have a full photo essay on Shadow in the days to come. I just wanted to post…

“…seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go, looking for the places only they would know.” The Dungeon If you put your time in, the city will reveal herself to you. About two years ago I first heard…

America is currently suffering through a horrific heroin crisis. From small rural towns, to large urban centers, dramatic increases in heroin overdoses are being reported. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, heroin use has nearly doubled since…

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…