Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 15M
Director : Steven Okazaki
Synopsis
The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.
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