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Hooked:
Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System

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Michael Pagsolingan, from addiction to jail,
to rehab to jail, to sobriety

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Michael Pagsolingan, with patches to prevent drug withdrawal

Mike Pagsolingan, in jail after relapse

Michael Pagsolingan, waiting for a rehab slot, nods off from heroin use

Michael Pagsolingan in his first day of drug rehab, receives acupuncture for heroin withdrawal

Mike Pagsolingan, new to rehab at Walden House

Mike Pagsonlingan in rehab at Walden House

Mike Pagsolingan, evening greetings in rehab at Walden House

Michael Pagsolingan, in rehab at Walden House

Michael Pagsolingan, in rehab at Walden House

Michael Pagsolingan, Walden House trust exercise

Mike Pagsolingan and Connie, in parenting class

Mike Pagsolingan, relapsed and alone in Dolores Park

Michael Pagsolingan, relapsed, arrives at homeless shelter

Mike Pagsolingan, relapsed, shooting up in Dolores Park

Michael Pagsolingan, relapsed, in homeless shelter


Darlene James, from the meth encampment to rehab
to relapse to housing to sobriety
(sort of)

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Darlene James in her "tent" in the homeless camp

Darlene James and her dog, under a tarp in the rain

Darlene James prepares for a storm

Darlene's boyfriend fixes their tarp in the rain

Darlene James in her tent in the homeless camp

Darlene James with a recently stolen bicycle

Darlene James at homeless camp

Darlene James leaves her "tent" in the homeless camp

Darlene James bulldozed out of her homeless camp

Darlene James, bulldozed out of homeless camp

Darlene James, living under the freeway

Darlene James, living under the freeway

Darlene James, living under the freeway

Darlene James slowly accepts acupuncture

Darlene James receives acupuncture to decrease drug cravings

Darlene at rehab

Darlene James, after rehab, housed, living indoors, and (mostly) clean and sober


Glenda Janis, from street alcoholic to rehab,
to relapse to death

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Glenda Janis in Hallidie Plaza

Glenda and the crew in Hallidie Plaza

Glenda Janis gets a makeover in Hallidie Plaza

Glenda Janis, in rehab, with her rehab counselor Evelyn Wade

Glenda Janis cheers her rehab basketball team

Glenda, housed and alone, just after rehab

Glenda Janis, relapsed, carted away from the street by a friend

Glenda Janis, relapsed. begging

Glenda Jannis in Hallidie Plaza. She died days after leaving rehab