Heroin and Crack Addict – Cassandra

A repost of a Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Cassandra, a heroin and crack addict on Skid Row.

0:00 – Early Abandonment
5:15 – Hunger, Shame & Survival
9:13 – The Abuse Case
13:11 – A Social Worker Who Stayed
20:57 – Drugs In The House
28:13 – The SWAT Raid
33:14 – Meeting Michael
38:06 – The First Day Of Her Life
43:39 – Alcohol & Addiction
48:07 – Cocaine, Crack & Heroin
57:51 – Rehab & Recovery
1:03:00 – Losing Everything
1:03:57 – Skid Row
1:07:57 – Free Will
1:09:10 – What She Learned

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