At the Kodiak Gallery

Historic Distillery District

55 Mill Street, Building 47, Toronto, 416-640-0064

12 - 28 March 2010

Daily: noon - 5pm

Admission free

In this shocking photographic documentary that is a story of hope and a tribute to strength and love, Canadian photographer Michael Willems shows a world most of us will never see: the tough world of hard drug use - and the triumph of escaping from it.

Michael spent several months witnessing a Toronto drug den: a world of addiction, where free will has ceased to exist. Where "IV" means not just "euphoria", but also "paranoia, "pain", and "depression". Where every moment is consumed with the need for more heroin and cocaine. Where dealers steal and lie.

Michael and the victims of addiction, who became his friends, share that dark world here - but this is a positive story: one of hope, strength, art; and one of eventual redemption and recovery.

Admission is free. Part of any contributions will go to CAMH, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

WARNING: because this exhibit contains nudity and explicit scenes of drug use, access is restricted to ages 18 and over.