hackertube.io

Homeless man talks openly about being addicted to heroin. We have an opioid crisis in America.

Invisible People · interview · Watch on YouTube

Social issues & cultureMental health & neurodiversity

What it is

A short street interview from Invisible People with Keith, a homeless man in Los Angeles who lost his housing-industry job in the crash and moved from painkillers to heroin because it was cheaper. He talks candidly about the grip of addiction.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it in threads on homelessness and drug policy as a short, honest firsthand account from an articulate addict.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “this interview ( ) with a homeless heroin adict made a great impression on me. He comes off as both extremely self-aware and honest.”

    Self-aware, honest interview with a homeless heroin addict.

    Grieving, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs”

  2. “Extremely powerful 5 minute interview with an obviously intelligent homeless person addicted to heroin: Terrifying”

    Powerful short interview with an intelligent homeless heroin addict.

    blackandsqueaky, 2021-10 · Strong recommendation · in “My experience of losing a friend to heroin (2020)”

  3. “Youtube is actually a fantastic resource for the average Joe (like me) who wants to hear how it is straight from the source”

    Hear firsthand from addicts on YouTube.

    nate_meurer, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Finland provides housing and counseling to the homeless (2020)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: addiction, heroin, homelessness, opioids, firsthand account

Also recommended by the same people