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  • Born and raised in Burbank, California, 22-year-old Dethy is a model and sometimes actor living rent-free in her parents' pool house in Hollywood. She is also a chronic drug user.
  • Dethy smokes marijuana every day, and does harder drugs when she's out partying at night. It's common for her to do several lines of cocaine in one evening.
  • John is a Vietnam Vet who panhandles for drug money. He was made homeless by the 1994 North Ridge earthquake, and has lived on the streets of Hollywood ever since.
  • Homeless Vietnam Vet John panhandles for drug money outside the Hollywood Bowl with his dog.
  • John's friend Ken (left) is also a homeless drug user living on the streets of Hollywood.
  • With his medical marijuana card and a Welfare check, John keeps himself and his friend Ken supplied with marijuana.
  • A hallucinogens dealer, wearing a mask to protect his identity, handles some of his wears.

  • Living the Dream

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    Born and raised in Burbank, California, 22-year-old Dethy is a model and sometimes actor living rent-free in her parents' pool house in Hollywood. She is also a chronic drug user.

  • Partying Hard

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    Dethy smokes marijuana every day, and does harder drugs when she's out partying at night. It's common for her to do several lines of cocaine in one evening. "It’s probably easier to ask a guy for a bump than it is to get someone to buy you a glass of wine."

  • Vietnam Vet

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    John is a Vietnam Vet who panhandles for drug money. He was made homeless by the 1994 North Ridge earthquake, and has lived on the streets of Hollywood ever since.

  • Tinsel Town

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    Homeless Vietnam Vet John panhandles for drug money outside the Hollywood Bowl with his dog.

  • Ken

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    John's friend Ken (left) is also a homeless drug user living on the streets of Hollywood.

  • Friends With Drugs

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    With his medical marijuana card and a Welfare check, John keeps himself and his friend Ken supplied with marijuana.

  • Masked Dealer

    Photograph by Simon Fanthorpe / National Geographic Channels

    A hallucinogens dealer, wearing a mask to protect his identity, handles some of his wears.

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