Portrait of an addict - Telegraph I'm 24. I had five kids. Three of my kids are going up for adoption. One of them I have a chance to get back. I didn't start using until I lost my children. I'm staying in an abandoned place - no water or electricity, but not bad. Before, I was going down to the tracks to get high. I've got really high cheekbones. Everyone always tells me that. And full lips. This is their natural colour. When I first got out here the girls that are really strung out had a problem with me getting picked up. They all wanted to fight me.