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Despite their differences, however, all have gone through a similar cycle of experience -- from the first, ecstatic rush of a drink or drug, to "falling in love" with the sensation, to the realization that the pleasure has turned to pain and the frequent use into a compulsive, obsessive hunger for a chemical fix. Through the candid testimony of people who have been there, PORTRAIT OF ADDICTION leaves little doubt that addiction can happen to anyone. For any who have not encountered addiction before, the hour is a frank and absorbing introduction. And for any who have wrestled with addiction, it is a discovery that they are not alone and that recovery is possible. The individuals interviewed in PORTRAIT OF ADDICTION are: Kim, a former police officer and the author of the novel RUSH; Ray, former New York City "drug czar" and current director of Samaritan Village; Peggy, a marketing specialist who is also a mother of three and grandmother of six; Allen, founding director of Playing to Win, an organization that provides computer access to inner city residents; David, a social chronicler and columnist; Louis, founder of Stand-Up Harlem, a community of HIV-positive addicts and ex-addicts; Wendy, a counselor at Hazelden New York; Daniel, an actor; and Maia, a journalist who served as series researcher for CLOSE TO HOME.
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