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KARIM. A, 30
As
a member of a mid-eastern "family of influence", Karim had
a surplus of spendable money---and, he believed, a never-ending
supply of narcotics. In Europe, Karim was using more than
150 mg of methadone every day. In the 9 months he's been in
America he's decreased to 30 mgs---and believes, with his
family's support...and his 12-step program... he'll be down
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SHEILA
P, 38
Sheila
has tried just about every variation of getting clean. Her
problem, like so many others junkies, is staying clean. The
methadone clinic is, so far, the best method she's tried:
it's changed her from "hopeless" to "hopeful."
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MARY
B, 48
Mary
is homeless: her shopping cart is her home. In a casual glance,
Mary's life seems destined for one end: death. Yet, that is
NOT an inevitability. For the past 4-months, Mary has been
going to both physical and psychological therapy. Although
she has relapsed on several occasions, she is NOT fixing everyday.
"getting and staying clean is progress, NOT perfection." she
reminds |
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JUSTINE
R, 27
As
a Cerebral Palsy sufferer, Justine continues to face a life
full of crisis. One problem she THOUGHT she's didn't have
was in scoring all the opiate pills she could eat: Vicodin,
Vicdon ES, Lorcet, Percodan ("I knew the PDR better than most
pharmacists"). The problem she "didn't think she had"  turned
into a problem ever worse than her CP. She's been "clean,"
and has tested clean, for almost a year.
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