Heroin in Denver: Angel’s Story
►http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2012/10/08/heroin-denver-angels-story/5777
A life of panhandling on the streets of Denver is brutal, boring and soul-crushing.
Many of those who do it are long-time substance abusers, caught in a vicious cycle: You wouldn’t stand out there 12 hours a day unless you desperately needed heroin, and then only another dose of heroin would get you through another 12 hours.
Denver Post Photographer Joe Amon walked the streets with Angel in the spring and summer of 2012, witnessing the life of a homeless addict and the challenges of dealing with the drug problem.