This startling new documentary offers an extraordinary look at two years in the lives of five young heroin addicts. In ten years, the heroin-caused death rate in the city has doubled.
More people now die from drug overdoses than from guns and knives.
The city's public hospital is overwhelmed by heroin-related admissions. Social service agencies report heroin-addicted male and female prostitutes as young as 14. Despite its tolerant reputation, San Francisco is considered by many addicts to have the cruelest, most dangerous drug scene in the nation. Please note that all release dates are subject to change.