J. M. Giordano

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Corner to Cul-De-Sac

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A dealer in an abandonÂ East Baltimore apartment.Â

Dealers in an abandonÂ East Baltimore apartment.Â

Abandon apartments in East Baltimore.Â

Filling vials in an apartment.Â

Product packed into a vial.Â

Shirley, 62,Â has been a recove... the 60s and is HIV positive.Â

Shirley, 62,Â has been a recovering addict since the 60s and is HIV positive.Â

A photo of Shirley when she started using heroin regularly.Â

Shirley has kept a "heroin diary" since 1969.Â

Shirley's scars. When she ...hooting up three times a day.Â

Shirley's scars. When she was using regularly, she was shooting up three times a day.Â

Shirley takes care of her special needs son.Â

Shirley in her home in Baltimore.Â

Cady, 28, at a halfway house fo... using since she high school.Â

Cady, 28, at a halfway house for addicts in an affluent suburb of Anne Arundel County in Maryland. She's been using since she high school.Â

Fawn, 29, shows off her scars f...ne Arundel County in Maryland.

Fawn, 29, shows off her scars from years of using. Her tattoo reads 'Bulletproof,'Â at a halfway house for addicts in an affluent suburb of Anne Arundel County in Maryland.

Cady, 28, at a halfway house for addicts in an affluent suburb of Anne Arundel County in Maryland. She's been using since she high school.Â

"Money" Mike at a hal...g since high school.

"Money" Mike at a halfway house for addicts in an affluent suburb of Anne Arundel County in Maryland. He's been using since high school.

"Money" Mike keeps a ...sing in case he gets tempted.Â

"Money" Mike keeps a photo of himself when he was using in case he gets tempted.Â

Every morning Wanda Sanders, a ...Maryland Avenue in Baltimore.Â

Every morning Wanda Sanders, a recovering addict, walks to the REACH clinic on Maryland Avenue in Baltimore.Â

Wanda's abcessÂ scars from using heroin.Â

Wanda Sanders embraces her cous...is alsoÂ a recovering addict.Â

Wanda Sanders embraces her cousin Jessie, who is alsoÂ a recovering addict.Â

Wanda Sanders and her partner M...their apartment in Baltimore.Â

Wanda Sanders and her partner Moses MacNeil outside their apartment in Baltimore.Â

Moses MacNeil inside their apar...eÂ balconyÂ dueÂ toÂ bedbugs.Â

Moses MacNeil inside their apartment in Baltimore. TheyÂ haveÂ toÂ keepÂ theirÂ bedÂ linensÂ andÂ pillowsÂ onÂ theÂ balconyÂ dueÂ toÂ bedbugs.Â

Wanda's toes were amputate... gangrene while using heroin.Â

Wanda's toes were amputated due to contracting gangrene while using heroin.Â

Moses was homeless when he became addicted to heroin.

Wanda's prescription medication in her Baltimore apartment.Â

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Thumbnail of A dealer in an abandonÂ East Baltimore apartment.Â

Thumbnail of Dealers in an abandonÂ East Baltimore apartment.Â

Thumbnail of Abandon apartments in East Baltimore.Â

Thumbnail of Filling vials in an apartment.Â

Thumbnail of Product packed into a vial.Â

Thumbnail of Shirley, 62,Â has been a recover_e the 60s and is HIV positive.Â

Thumbnail of A photo of Shirley when she started using heroin regularly.Â

Thumbnail of Shirley has kept a "heroin diary" since 1969.Â

Thumbnail of Shirley's scars. When she w_shooting up three times a day.Â

Thumbnail of Shirley takes care of her special needs son.Â

Thumbnail of Shirley in her home in Baltimore.Â

Thumbnail of Cady, 28, at a halfway house for_n using since she high school.Â

Thumbnail of Fawn, 29, shows off her scars fr_nne Arundel County in Maryland.

Thumbnail of "Money" Mike at a half_ng since high school.

Thumbnail of "Money" Mike keeps a p_using in case he gets tempted.Â

Thumbnail of Every morning Wanda Sanders, a r_ Maryland Avenue in Baltimore.Â

Thumbnail of Wanda's abcessÂ scars from using heroin.Â

Thumbnail of Wanda Sanders embraces her cousi_ is alsoÂ a recovering addict.Â

Thumbnail of Wanda Sanders and her partner Mo_ their apartment in Baltimore.Â

Thumbnail of Moses MacNeil inside their apart_heÂ balconyÂ dueÂ toÂ bedbugs.Â

Thumbnail of Wanda's toes were amputated_g gangrene while using heroin.Â

Thumbnail of Moses was homeless when he became addicted to heroin.

Thumbnail of Wanda's prescription medication in her Baltimore apartment.Â

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Corner to Cul-De-Sac

Copyright J. M. Giordano 2024

Date of Work Apr 2016 - Apr 2016

Updated Dec 2017

Location Baltimore, Maryland

Topics Black and White, Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism

Corner to Cul-de-Sac: Following Baltimore's drug trade from the city to the county.

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