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The Hallway to Hell--Michael Carbone is convinced there is a dark side to life. If ever there was a room made by the devil, it would be a shooting gallery he said. Galleries smell of fecies, urine, blood is spattered everywhere, there is nothing…

Like many of her peers, Chris uses the bathroom at McDonald's to shootup. ' It's warm, there's light, and you don't get hassled.' After a long night of hustling she shoots about $10 worth of heroin and $10 worth of cocaine at about 7am. …

My Life is Over--29-year old Kathy Fernandez with her eyes swollen from tears and her leg black and blue form an abscess due to missing veins, hugs Michael Carbone, and HIV caseworker for the city health department. ' I've lost my father's love, my…

From Darkness to Light--Michael Carbone works for the city health department. He feels the city, the state and the federal approach to the drug addiction problem, his job of handing out condoms and bleach, is a band-aid approach to a trauma victim. …

Where Do We Go From Here--Willie Santiago hugs his friend Bunny Rivera in the doorway of their home. Several addicted men and women live in their house on Oak St. Bunny cried as the addiction to heroin became so bad that she was doing 10 bags a…

Jan and Dean,Truth or Consequences--While in a Hartford hospital, Janice Furey finds out she not only has syphilis, but HIV, the AIDS virus, she thinks from sharing needles. The addiction is so strong, she says, just getting that needle in your arm…

An Inside Job--In the darkness of a parking lot a few blocks from McDonald's, where Chris took a 'date' for oral sex, a place she takes most of her quick dates to, Chris Garabedien left the car light on so her 'john' could watch as she began to…

The Art of the Deal--McDonald's is civilization with the door open. When the streets get too hot with police, prostitution moves inside. Chris Garabedien, who is addicted to heroin, propositions an elderly man. 'The addiction is so strong you're…

Dream Girls, Mirror, Mirror-- The historic home they prostitute out of has mirrors with fine woodwork everywhere. Although it's in the historic register, it has become rundown. Still, Vanity, left, and Alexis, right, begin the night by preparing a…

At Night on the Street--Vanity lives in the shadows of life. Rarely does she come out during the day. Any night of the week you'll find her, rain or shine, snow or fog, on the corner of Broad and Ward. Unlike many addicts in the darkside of life,…