Mary Harris

The call in this story took place a few years ago.

The call in this story took place a few years ago.

The call in this story took place a few years ago.

It's a call to a hotline of sorts, though one I'd never heard about before and was surprised to learn existed. This is the music you hear when you're waiting for an operator.

It's a call to a hotline of sorts, though one I'd never heard about before and was surprised to learn existed. This is the music you hear when you're waiting for an operator.

It's a call to a hotline of sorts, though one I'd never heard about before and was surprised to learn existed. This is the music you hear when you're waiting for an operator.

The woman taking this call, her name's Jessie. She's a nurse. And she's taken thousands of these.

The woman taking this call, her name's Jessie. She's a nurse. And she's taken thousands of these.

The woman taking this call, her name's Jessie. She's a nurse. And she's taken thousands of these.

Probably fentanyl. Okay. The hotline is called Never Use Alone. And the idea is, if you're going to inject heroin or do a speedball, something like that, and there's no one around, you can dial them up. Someone will stay on the line, make sure you're okay. If it seems like you've overdosed, they'll call the paramedics.

Probably fentanyl. Okay. The hotline is called Never Use Alone. And the idea is, if you're going to inject heroin or do a speedball, something like that, and there's no one around, you can dial them up. Someone will stay on the line, make sure you're okay. If it seems like you've overdosed, they'll call the paramedics.

Probably fentanyl. Okay. The hotline is called Never Use Alone. And the idea is, if you're going to inject heroin or do a speedball, something like that, and there's no one around, you can dial them up. Someone will stay on the line, make sure you're okay. If it seems like you've overdosed, they'll call the paramedics.

Jessie gets the caller's phone number and address, just in case she has to call the ambulance. The caller, Kimber, is in Massachusetts. Jessie is down in Georgia.

Jessie gets the caller's phone number and address, just in case she has to call the ambulance. The caller, Kimber, is in Massachusetts. Jessie is down in Georgia.

Jessie gets the caller's phone number and address, just in case she has to call the ambulance. The caller, Kimber, is in Massachusetts. Jessie is down in Georgia.

She's like, she's like, just I'm here to get this done. She was there to do a job.

She's like, she's like, just I'm here to get this done. She was there to do a job.

She's like, she's like, just I'm here to get this done. She was there to do a job.

Is that because you do that when your other veins are like blown out? You're using terminology I don't understand, like half a point. What does that mean?

Is that because you do that when your other veins are like blown out? You're using terminology I don't understand, like half a point. What does that mean?