“They Inject It in Their Necks” | Developing News

Lianne Milton, an award-winning photographer, was given rare access to one of Cambodia’s notorious drug rehabilitation centers. Her eerie photographs give us an insight into life inside one of the worst places for those with substance abuse.

Embedded with firefighters in Guatemala City, her photographs sensitively depict the impact of living and dying in one of Latin America’s most dangerous cities.

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[jillk]

Excellent. This is how Vice used to be. Look forward to more like this and less celebrity nonsense

[spx]

The story behind the photo (especially when told by the person who took the photo) gives it so much more depth and meaning...

[bakenbeans]

Another banger from vice. Im a recovering heroin addict, never shot in my neck. But god damn, I've seen people do it many times in real life, and seeing these women doing it made me feel instant nausea. Its a trigger, but it sickens me at the same time. I hope everyone in these photos who didn't pass can find some help and peace.

[iMatchEnergyLikeABoss]

I once worked at a Doctor’s office who used to inject one of his regular patients with pain meds into her neck. She took that large gauge needle like it was nothing. A few years later, that doctor lost his medical license for all kinds of shady stuff.

[SaphoSheep]

Journalism like this reminds me of the old VICE. This is great work. This is what VICE should be, shining bright spotlights on normal people's lives and circumstances.

[nate]

To be clear to the people who say this is the vice we need: this isn't one of Vice's journalists. They are only interviewing her. They've done this with other photo journalists in the past.

[sayittomyfaceidareyou]

My husband is Guatemalan and I thank God he is with me and he is ok.

[frankburau]

You don't have to travel the world to find calamities with people. Here in the US you'll find more crime in all levels of society starting with government officials, drug addiction, homeless people etc...

[neoxyte]

I'm watching this in a waiting room awaiting to be intaked to a drug rehabilitation center in the US. I am so grateful I was not born somewhere else. I could not imagine being an addict in a rough country

[ebuzone]

Our concern should be the issues that are plaguing the US right now. How are we supposed to help other countries, when our own is falling apart?

[Dyejob]

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That's America, right? That is exactly what we do in America. The 3rd World way of handling drug addiction is the American Way. We're not superior to Cambodia 🙄

[nifty]

Thank you for not censoring images. This drives home the horrors of reality and is a huge no-no to imitate. Great work.

[mikerope]

What I find fascinating is that public displays of emotion are highly culture bound. Back 600 years ago in England, it was standard for grieving people to claw their face until they drew blood. That would cause someone to be sectioned under the mental health act today.

[zack]

I can appreciate stories like these that help shed light on narco terrorism and unnecessary killings by these drug cartels. Addiction doesn’t discriminate and economic inequality and instability don’t make things any easier for these people and babies that are born neurodivergent.

[ms.suzylucy]

You’ve done an excellent job at telling these stories; both orally and visually.

[birdflipper]

It may look strange having the addicts do exercises, but it's actually a good thing. I've seen it done in American treatment centers as well.

[d.d.storms]

We act like this carnage don’t happen right here in America. Drug abuse, murder, shootings, fentanyl, pure chaos. We used to be a beacon of hope.

[FORTHEBY_BY]

I’d like to see a documentary like this made in LA, Portland, or SF of our homeless, drug addicted society. Or the fentanyl crisis.

[jtb]

This is the vice that we need, keep it up. There’s so little on the ground quality journalism that really just gets to the point and informs.

[Tammissa]

Just go down town in your own neighborhood and you’ll see drug addiction just as bad. Every country is in a fight against drug addiction. Western countries treat addicts the same. Jail, homelessness, it’s the same everywhere.