Two incarcerated girls interview each other about their drug use and how it landed them in a Youth Development Center. It is a simple yet effective piece. Since the number one reason for women being incarcerated in the US is drugs, it is fascinating to get an inside perspective. These two girls give a very real and personal look into the traumatic effect drugs had on their lives. Though there are some technical errors, they seemed almost appropriate. Being locked up is a rough experience, and if this piece was clean cut, it might have lost some of its genuineness.
This does not fit into the regular drug rehab narrative of hell and redemption. You feel like you’re getting it unfiltered, with no attempt to moralize. It’s just straight-ahead, hard-boiled facts. It’s a cool format… I interview you, you interview me. We both have stories worth telling. It feels real and raw. So often stories of drug use are fodder for movies and books. Here it is in all its mundane truth. The subjects have not made anything of their experience yet because, perhaps, they are still too young and close to it. It’s like a snapshot… something like a Larry Clarke photo. It has that kind of matter-of-factness. This could offer a nice change of perspective and tone within some programming about drug abuse.
Comments for What I did for Drugs
This piece belongs to the series "Incarcerated Youth Speak Out"
Produced by Lindsay and Crystal
Other pieces by Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Givan Carrero
Posted on March 14, 2006 at 04:23 PM | Permalink
Review of What I did for Drugs
Two incarcerated girls interview each other about their drug use and how it landed them in a Youth Development Center. It is a simple yet effective piece. Since the number one reason for women being incarcerated in the US is drugs, it is fascinating to get an inside perspective. These two girls give a very real and personal look into the traumatic effect drugs had on their lives. Though there are some technical errors, they seemed almost appropriate. Being locked up is a rough experience, and if this piece was clean cut, it might have lost some of its genuineness.
Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on January 30, 2005 at 02:26 PM | Permalink
Review of What I did for Drugs
This does not fit into the regular drug rehab narrative of hell and redemption. You feel like you’re getting it unfiltered, with no attempt to moralize. It’s just straight-ahead, hard-boiled facts. It’s a cool format… I interview you, you interview me. We both have stories worth telling. It feels real and raw. So often stories of drug use are fodder for movies and books. Here it is in all its mundane truth. The subjects have not made anything of their experience yet because, perhaps, they are still too young and close to it. It’s like a snapshot… something like a Larry Clarke photo. It has that kind of matter-of-factness. This could offer a nice change of perspective and tone within some programming about drug abuse.