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#2 Karen, a heroin addict, trying to save the life of a fellow addict who has overdosed.

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#2 Karen, a heroin addict, trying to save the life of a fellow addict who has overdosed.

Heroin Addiction in 1960s NYC: The 1965 LIFE Photos of John and Karen

#2 Karen, a heroin addict, trying to save the life of a fellow addict who has overdosed.

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←#1 Karen trying to save the life of a fellow addict who has overdosed.
#3 At lampost on Broadway and West 71st Street, Karen (2L), a heroin addict and prostitute, does some drug peddling.→

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