When Carrie Grady is sober, she is the anchor for her homeless friends. When she’s high, she becomes an unpredictable person. The drugs make her forget society’s indifference.
Carrie Grady still bears the marks of violence on her body. Long scars on his forearms, deep abrasions on his face, crusty notches on his neck.
A few days earlier, Carrie was in Kensington beaten up on the street. She had dared to inject other addicts with Tranq Dope who were no longer able to do so themselves.
“This is our business,” told her dealers who place the shots in the throat for a fee – and drove them out of the drug district by force.
“Those are the laws in this lawless area,” Carrie says dryly.
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I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.