Diptych Set #1 R. Joana. 31. After being diagnosed with lymphoma, Joana became addicted to prescription pain killers, slowly gravitating towards heroin in order to quell her physical dependence on opiates. L. The car where Joana and her boyfriend live under the interstate that cuts through the middle of Denver.
Diptych Set #2 R. Alan. 56 years-old. Injection drug user for 41 years. Became significantly addicted to heroin six years ago. L. The bridge under which Alan overdosed on heroin.
Diptych Set #3 R. Nick. 32 years-old. Active injection drug user for six years. Hepatitis C positive. L. The bridge under which Nick overdosed on heroin.
Diptych Set #4 R. Lynn. 42. Injection drug user for 25 years. Lynn's life is marked by traumatic events, including having her face smashed in with a cooking pan by her ex-husband. She regularly injects meth and heroin to cope with a regimen of health problems, including physical dependence on the drugs themselves. L. The camper where Lynn overdosed on heroin in 2010.
Diptych Set #5 R. Zach. 43 years old. Hepatitus C positive. Zach, a writer by trade, has been injecting heroin for more than 28 years since he was a teenager. L. The view from a stairwell in downtown Denver where Zach overdosed on heroin.
Diptych Set #6 R. Derek. 24 years-old. Recovering injection heroin user. L. A reflection in a puddle marking the exact spot in a city park where Derek overdosed on heroin while locked in a portable toilet.
Diptych Set #7 R. Maggie. 22 years-old. Recovering methamphetamine injector. L.The apartments in which Maggie first injected meth as a teenager.
Diptych Set #8 R. Sean. 49 years-old. Injection heroin user. Hepatitis C and HIV positive. L. The floor in Sean's living room where paramedics moved him after a heroin overdose. The portrait on the wall is of Sean's mother, painted when he was 13.
Diptych Set #9 R. Vernon. 38 years-old. Injection heroin user for one year. L. The stairwell in an upscale Denver condominium where Vernon overdosed on heroin.
Diptych Set #10 R. Andrew. 28 years-old. Recovering injection drug user who now employed as a drug policy and outreach worker at the same sober living facility that helped him transition from life on the street. L. The floor on which Val, one of Andrew's closest friends, overdosed and died in November of 2009.
