Heroin: 2 Journeys

How shame played such a critical role in the evolution of Sera's addiction. And how being alone with her daughter made the journey so much more intense for both Sera and Sylvie.

The beginnings of Sera's addiction and how/why heroin became her drug of choice.

How Sylvie found out that Sera had been sexually abused by her second husband (not Sera's biological father) and both left that very night.

Sylvie and Sera recount their experience with Jan (Sylvie's husband and not Sera's biological father); the incest abuse and taking him to court.

A laptop left behind at Sera's home reveals through explicit photos that her ex-boyfriend is a pedophile and raping 3-4 year old girls.

Sylvie and Sera share the hardships they each went through because of Sera's life on the streets.

Living on the streets as an addict meant that Sera was eventually going to become a sex worker in order to support her $200 a day heroin habit.

After spitting on an EMT while waking up in a blackout, Sera was then arrested on a parole violation issue and returned to jail.

This is a powerful discussion about the 'parent' being labeled either as an enabler by the support systems (emergency, police, justice) or being able to step back.