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A Suburban Junkie’s Journal
The first time I bought a balloon of heroin I was 20 years old. Fresh out of rehab, I was craving opiates—specifically OxyContin.
Jeremy Zane Waltzer is a freelance journalist who currently resides in Fullerton, California. He spends his time attending narcotics anonymous meetings, writing poems on yellow legal notepads, and watching 90’s late night comedies in a dark room alone. He is now two years sober.
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