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foundationsrnetwork says
Great video – makes you think about how time flies by, and how much you can miss. thanks for posting this…
blakeaholder says
I love this video so much because I believe this happens to people in this world all the time these days. so it really connects with people on a personal level.
plpepper says
powerful, eye opening. I hope it generates serious contemplation and action.
RECOVERED ADDICT says
THE CITY OF VANCOUVER CANADA HAS A DRUG PROBLEM
HEROIN AND CRACK COCAINE RULE THE STREET’S IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE OF VANCOUVER
I interview a young man who has used Heroin most of his life he recently relapsed after eleven month’s clean time this video is quite graphic
The Harsh Reality of Drug Addiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNWCPDrJsM
This video was shot in Vancouvers downtown eastside by the narrator it is quite extreme, It shows how common place and and readily available drugs are and how people can succomb to a extreme physical reaction from lack of sleep, nutrition and dehydration. This video was made for many different reasons, one being educational the other as mentioned earlier it’s common place here in Vancouver, in any other city or town in North America this man would have recieved immediate medical attention but here in Vancouver both the police and ambulance just drive by. If you do not belive me come on down and see our little human circus slash “HARM REDUCTION EXPERIMENT”
This man was spotted two hours later sleeping on a concrete curb as his pillow.
Both the narrator and producer of this video have had spent many years struggling with addiction and have spent hard time in Vancouvers “NOTORIOUS” downtown eastside.
Today they have escaped and are clean and sober and now dedicate there lives to those who still suffer from “THE HARSH REALITY OF ADDICTION”
I interview a woman who has used Heroin most of her life she has a very sad life
We have a woman named Lisa she has been on all the current Harm reduction program’s available in Vancouver’s Downtown eastside
this is a sad sad story this poor woman only has her addiction to look forward to in her life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNWCPDrJsM
Last but not least we interviewed more woman who talk about the pro’s and con’s of Heroin vs. Methadone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb7mAvgPz_4
You be the judge the whole reason for these videos is to bring some truth out about the addiction support services that are in use here in Vancouver. My research has been on a personal level for over twenty five years in addiction as well as these and many more video interviews. Thank you recovered addict
PHOTO’S I HAVE TAKEN ABOUT VANCOUVERS DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
http://flickriver.com/photos/39103088@N04/popular-interesting/