Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Valerie, a drug addict on Skid Row. 0:00 Living on the Streets in Los Angeles 0:25 Childhood Trauma, Abuse & Family Struggles 2:35 Rehab, Fentanyl & Life in MacArthur Park 5:35 How Meth Addiction Began at 17 9:12 Losing Her Daughter & Escalating Drug Addiction 14:11 Homelessness, Her Mother's Recovery & Hope for Rehab 16:49 Why She Can't Get Her Daughter Back 22:03 Surviving Homelessness on the Streets of LA 26:13 Childhood Sexual Abuse & Its Lasting Impact 37:38 Why Quitting Fentanyl Feels Impossible 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 #fentanyl #softwhiteunderbelly #drug #marklaita #documentary #childhoodtrauma #growingup #homeless #streetlife #skidrow #motherhood