We Do Recover-Kim

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Kim, a recovered drug addict on Skid Row. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:01 – Watermark Announcement And Content Theft 1:19 – Introduction & Drug Use 2:00 – Childhood Trauma 5:20 – Early Drug Use & Army 9:06 – CPS Intervention 14:10 – Family Betrayal, Fraud, And Relapse 24:49 – Shame, News Exposure, And Escalating Use 26:22 – First Time Shooting Up 28:31 – Falling In Love & Heartbreak 34:45 – Turning To Heroin 37:28 – Gloria’s Betrayal And Losing Her Job 39:30 – Moving To CA 43:00 – Codependence 49:29 – Life On Skid Row 55:41 – Detoxing & Living Clean 1:02:00 – Verbal Abuse From Gloria 1:05:09 – Jail, Probation, And Constant Arrests 1:07:19 – Fentanyl Addiction & Loss 1:09:05 – Meeting 40 Boy And Choosing Recovery 1:16:06 – Phone Call From Her Dying Father 1:17:23 – Plans For The Future Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #recoveryjourney #drugawareness #educational #losangeles