Artwork by Louie Capozzoli Illustration by Just Neuro-Apocalypse (2016) hotos by Cherokee hotos by Cherokee Illustration by Claes Jennow by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen by Troels Jensen Illustration from ‘The Arabian Nights’ 1895 color engraving, artist unknown. Woodcut, artist and year unknown Karsten Udesen “The expectations are something special. I shoot up and then I just wait. I wait for it to kick in. Now it comes, I think to myself. It gets better and better. My consciousness begins to soar. It is a feeling of being free and on the edge of sleeping, as if you are lying in your bed dreaming just before you fall asleep. The exact second when I disappear, I am feeling really good.” Photosby Marcus Trappaud Bjørn Tina Hansen “I have an urge to inject that I just can’t ignore. I want to see myself sit with the gear in my hand. I want to feel the prick of the needle and see the blood. I don’t get the same kick as I did in the beginning, I just start feeling good. I want to try to quit, but it’s really hard.” Photosby Marcus Trappaud Bjørn Lasse Møller Karlsen “I feel a heat around my nose and on my forehead. It takes a few seconds and I start to feel it in my head. In that moment all of my problems disappear. I feel satisfied and on top of things again. Then my body starts to itch. It takes about 10 seconds for me to stabilise and then you wouldn’t be able to tell that I had just injected heroin.” Photosby Marcus Trappaud Bjørn Niclas Christiansen “The first time I tried heroin, I found that it gave me a feeling of becoming a better person. The best version of me I could possibly be. One of the things that I like the most is the feeling in my neck. If I bend my head, I get a warm sensation in my neck. Unfortunately, I have not had that feeling for a long time, because I have taken heroin for so long now. If I shoot up fast or get a bit too much, I can still get that feeling, but I always shoot up slowly so I won’t feel bad.” Photosby Marcus Trappaud Bjørn Comic by KC Ortiz Comic by KC Ortiz Comic by KC Ortiz Comic by KC Ortiz Comic by KC Ortiz Artwork by Louie Capozzoli Artwork by Louie Capozzoli Artwork by Louie Capozzoli Artwork by Louie Capozzoli