Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Mercedes and Lobes, a Skid Row couple who are addicted to fentanyl. 00:00 Mercedes & Loes Introduction 00:52 Born in Prison and Raised by Her Grandmother 03:22 Drugs, Family Trauma, and Childhood Abuse 08:13 Depression, Addiction, and Looking for Validation 10:49 Surviving on the Streets of Los Angeles 12:32 Can Life Change? 15:11 Losing Sight in One Eye 16:49 Housing, Sobriety, and Future Goals 19:05 The Reality of Life on the Streets 20:40 Two Years Sober and a Corporate Job 22:02 Lessons Learned and Hopes for the Future For full-length, ad-free and uncensored videos please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #homeless #streetlife #losangeles #fentanyl #drugcrisis #depression #lifestyle