A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

A very common phenomenon in Bosnia are abandoned buildings. In the war times many buildings have been bombed and until this very day wasn't reconstruct. The amount of ruined buildings in Bosnia is astonishing and makes your realize how broad this war was and how it got to every little village and every big city alike. These ruined buildings became a hot spot for junkies to shot up and enjoy their high.

The needle exchange is a place where drug addicts can come and get clean materials for using drugs. There is always the question - are these organizations helping the drug addicts by preventing them to get sick and infected by different diseases or they encouraging their addiction by supplying sterilize material?

The needle exchange is a place where drug addicts can come and get clean materials for using drugs. There is always the question - are these organizations helping the drug addicts by preventing them to get sick and infected by different diseases or they encouraging their addiction by supplying sterilize material?

The needle exchange is a place where drug addicts can come and get clean materials for using drugs. There is always the question - are these organizations helping the drug addicts by preventing them to get sick and infected by different diseases or they encouraging their addiction by supplying sterilize material?

"it’s a combat. It’s a combat for everyday life" - Boro, an ex-addict of 14 years describes his personal battle; "The dealer is coming here and my flat is 20 minutes far away from here I'm not going to my flat. I'm going to the first place I find because 20 minutes is too much because I'm dying in 20 minutes because of cold turkey and the crises and everything" Boro is now clean for many years and runs the "Proslavi Oporavak" - The association for the re-socialization of former addict.

"it’s a combat. It’s a combat for everyday life" - Boro, an ex-addict of 14 years describes his personal battle; "The dealer is coming here and my flat is 20 minutes far away from here I'm not going to my flat. I'm going to the first place I find because 20 minutes is too much because I'm dying in 20 minutes because of cold turkey and the crises and everything" Boro is now clean for many years and runs the "Proslavi Oporavak" - The association for the re-socialization of former addict.

"it’s a combat. It’s a combat for everyday life" - Boro, an ex-addict of 14 years describes his personal battle; "The dealer is coming here and my flat is 20 minutes far away from here I'm not going to my flat. I'm going to the first place I find because 20 minutes is too much because I'm dying in 20 minutes because of cold turkey and the crises and everything" Boro is now clean for many years and runs the "Proslavi Oporavak" - The association for the re-socialization of former addict.

In the image: Boro today and on the computer screen at the time he was addicted. "it’s a combat. It’s a combat for everyday life" - Boro, an ex-addict of 14 years describes his personal battle; "The dealer is coming here and my flat is 20 minutes far away from here I'm not going to my flat. I'm going to the first place I find because 20 minutes is too much because I'm dying in 20 minutes because of cold turkey and the crises and everything" Boro is now clean for many years and runs the "Proslavi Oporavak" - The association for the re-socialization of former addict.

close up to Boro at his younger times when he was addicted to drugs.

Tanya, A beautiful, healthy looking woman surprised me by telling me she was a drug addict and shared her brave story with me. She started taking drugs with a guy she met and disconnected from her environment; "Nobody wanted to do anything with me anymore". She and her partner at the time, used to still and rob places to get money for drugs; "I was always in prison; I had big problems with police. I was always running from something or from someone. It was terrible". Her husband is in jail till this very day. She lives with her parents and raising her son alone. She recreates this awful time in her life "I was pregnant and… I was addicted… it was terrible… I hated myself". Nowadays she is as she appears to be – a healthy, clean, mature, independent woman with an optimistic view of life that makes you realize once again that everything is possible; "I saw a miracle with him (her son) and I thought this can happen anything can happen. Now I want to be a mother to this boy. I feel as a person right now and I'm really happy with small things"

Tanya, A beautiful, healthy looking woman surprised me by telling me she was a drug addict and shared her brave story with me. She started taking drugs with a guy she met and disconnected from her environment; "Nobody wanted to do anything with me anymore". She and her partner at the time, used to still and rob places to get money for drugs; "I was always in prison; I had big problems with police. I was always running from something or from someone. It was terrible". Her husband is in jail till this very day. She lives with her parents and raising her son alone. She recreates this awful time in her life "I was pregnant and… I was addicted… it was terrible… I hated myself". Nowadays she is as she appears to be – a healthy, clean, mature, independent woman with an optimistic view of life that makes you realize once again that everything is possible; "I saw a miracle with him (her son) and I thought this can happen anything can happen. Now I want to be a mother to this boy. I feel as a person right now and I'm really happy with small things"

Tanya, A beautiful, healthy looking woman surprised me by telling me she was a drug addict and shared her brave story with me. She started taking drugs with a guy she met and disconnected from her environment; "Nobody wanted to do anything with me anymore". She and her partner at the time, used to still and rob places to get money for drugs; "I was always in prison; I had big problems with police. I was always running from something or from someone. It was terrible". Her husband is in jail till this very day. She lives with her parents and raising her son alone. She recreates this awful time in her life "I was pregnant and… I was addicted… it was terrible… I hated myself". Nowadays she is as she appears to be – a healthy, clean, mature, independent woman with an optimistic view of life that makes you realize once again that everything is possible; "I saw a miracle with him (her son) and I thought this can happen anything can happen. Now I want to be a mother to this boy. I feel as a person right now and I'm really happy with small things"

Bianka was taking drugs for 8 years since she was 15 years old, something that is quite common in Bosnia after war times. As for the question why she got into that from the first place she says: "I wanted to know something about me that I didn't knew and it gave me freedom to be myself". Bianka have been clean for 5 years; "It's like a victory to me. And every day I remember that this day is a victory to me. I don't want to go there again (…) There is a hope for people like me. For people like I was before".

Bianka was taking drugs for 8 years since she was 15 years old, something that is quite common in Bosnia after war times. As for the question why she got into that from the first place she says: "I wanted to know something about me that I didn't knew and it gave me freedom to be myself". Bianka have been clean for 5 years; "It's like a victory to me. And every day I remember that this day is a victory to me. I don't want to go there again (…) There is a hope for people like me. For people like I was before".

Bianka was taking drugs for 8 years since she was 15 years old, something that is quite common in Bosnia after war times. As for the question why she got into that from the first place she says: "I wanted to know something about me that I didn't knew and it gave me freedom to be myself". Bianka have been clean for 5 years; "It's like a victory to me. And every day I remember that this day is a victory to me. I don't want to go there again (…) There is a hope for people like me. For people like I was before".

Bianka was taking drugs for 8 years since she was 15 years old, something that is quite common in Bosnia after war times. As for the question why she got into that from the first place she says: "I wanted to know something about me that I didn't knew and it gave me freedom to be myself". Bianka have been clean for 5 years; "It's like a victory to me. And every day I remember that this day is a victory to me. I don't want to go there again (…) There is a hope for people like me. For people like I was before".

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

"My tatto" Damir describes to me while showing me his scars from the time he was an addict. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir at a place he used to take drugs. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir at his old playground as a kid. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir with a bottle of methadone for his recovery. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

The medication Damir has to take to get over his drug addiction and its consequences. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.

Damir with an old photo of himself as a kid. Damir, an ex-addict that became a dear friend of mine hosted me in his house and showed me pictures from his childhood, before and after the war; "You see, I was a happy child.. A very happy child..", he tells me while browsing through the dusty photos it seems he haven't looked for a long time. "It hurts too much when I see the pictures". From the optimistic-funny guy I got to know I see sadness and despair in his eyes as he keeps browsing through the photos and talking to me: "I Lost 8-9 years of my life.. It's not easy" he refers to the time he was an addict. "You most turn your life 180 degrees. Find new friends not old friends". Damir is on methadone treatment these days and haven't touched heroin for many months. He's on his way to full recovery and starting a new job in October.