Mary Harris

So Stephen's kneeling over Kimber's head, squeezing oxygen into her lungs, one breath at a time. Then he gives her the smallest dose of naloxone, just to see how she'll react.

Do you remember what she said to you?

Do you remember what she said to you?

Do you remember what she said to you?

Upset despite all his effort, but alive. There's a conversation Stephen sometimes has with people he's revived. He doesn't remember where it happened with Kimber. But often it's in the back of the ambulance, where the driver can't hear. The patient will say something like, you're so much nicer than the other EMTs. And then Stephen will explain, I've been in your shoes. I've been in your shoes.

Upset despite all his effort, but alive. There's a conversation Stephen sometimes has with people he's revived. He doesn't remember where it happened with Kimber. But often it's in the back of the ambulance, where the driver can't hear. The patient will say something like, you're so much nicer than the other EMTs. And then Stephen will explain, I've been in your shoes. I've been in your shoes.

Upset despite all his effort, but alive. There's a conversation Stephen sometimes has with people he's revived. He doesn't remember where it happened with Kimber. But often it's in the back of the ambulance, where the driver can't hear. The patient will say something like, you're so much nicer than the other EMTs. And then Stephen will explain, I've been in your shoes. I've been in your shoes.

So Stephen, the person who revived Kimber from her overdose, he'd also survived an overdose. Let me tell you what happened. Stephen started using drugs sometime after he stopped touring with that metal band. He'd been straight edge then, so no alcohol, no drugs. But then he went to college, University of Miami, and academics had never been his thing.

So Stephen, the person who revived Kimber from her overdose, he'd also survived an overdose. Let me tell you what happened. Stephen started using drugs sometime after he stopped touring with that metal band. He'd been straight edge then, so no alcohol, no drugs. But then he went to college, University of Miami, and academics had never been his thing.

So Stephen, the person who revived Kimber from her overdose, he'd also survived an overdose. Let me tell you what happened. Stephen started using drugs sometime after he stopped touring with that metal band. He'd been straight edge then, so no alcohol, no drugs. But then he went to college, University of Miami, and academics had never been his thing.

A friend of the group named Kelly had died recently. She'd fallen off a balcony. Really kind of rocked Stephen's world.

A friend of the group named Kelly had died recently. She'd fallen off a balcony. Really kind of rocked Stephen's world.

A friend of the group named Kelly had died recently. She'd fallen off a balcony. Really kind of rocked Stephen's world.

So drugs became part of Stephen's very busy life. He's going to school, working a campus job. He'd also won that seat on the local village council.

So drugs became part of Stephen's very busy life. He's going to school, working a campus job. He'd also won that seat on the local village council.

So drugs became part of Stephen's very busy life. He's going to school, working a campus job. He'd also won that seat on the local village council.

He used in his car before talking to TV news. Before bed, he would lay out lines of oxy for when he woke up at night and withdrawal. It was the only way he'd get back to sleep. And he was getting way too skinny.

He used in his car before talking to TV news. Before bed, he would lay out lines of oxy for when he woke up at night and withdrawal. It was the only way he'd get back to sleep. And he was getting way too skinny.

He used in his car before talking to TV news. Before bed, he would lay out lines of oxy for when he woke up at night and withdrawal. It was the only way he'd get back to sleep. And he was getting way too skinny.

Stephen thinks he probably OD'd twice somewhere in there, but luckily he came to on his own. None of that stopped him. His family at some point had an intervention, which he said you could see a mile away. Like he walked into the room and everyone was sitting there and no one was saying anything. And he was like, oh, I know what this is. But he felt relieved to be found out.