MICHELA BUTTIGNOL
John clearly remembers the night, more than a decade ago, when a friend overdosed in his car.
The two men were driving across Portland, on their way to buy heroin to use and sell. John’s friend was out of his own supply, so John lent him some heroin to tide him over until they purchased more.
“He overdosed right there in front of me,” says John, who asked that the Mercury not use his last name. “I was getting ready to shoot up, and he was falling onto me.”
