Summary: Cassie, a young producer incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, ME, gives a step-by-step account of her battle with addiction.
There is something plaintiff and lovely about Cassie’s delivery. There are moments where it almost has the effect of someone singing. Cassie is a very young recovering drug addict who was herself a child of drug addicts. She gives you an incredible amount of information within a short period which has the effect of an outpouring; yet this also means that at times she merely grazes over the facts of her life. The journey of her addiction touches on many fascinating subjects and you might be left wanting to hear more. For instance, she briefly mentions how when she lived with her dad for a time, he had her dealing drugs for him, and referred to her affectionately as his ‘little drug dealer.’ Cassie has dozens of stories to tell. If someone asked her questions that persuaded her to linger over the events that have happened to her and explore their consequences and meaning I think she’d be an ideal interview subject. Maybe this short piece could be an accompanying prelude to a longer form interview.
This is a brave young woman with a strong voice. It's also a piece that doesn't get very far below the surface; that is to say, one or two stories told in depth would have reached this listener at a deeper level than this mini-history of her addiction. A little more context would also help.
Comments for Heroin and Me
This piece belongs to the series "Incarcerated Youth Speak Out"
Produced by Cassie
Other pieces by Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on March 27, 2005 at 08:28 AM | Permalink
Review of Heroin and Me
There is something plaintiff and lovely about Cassie’s delivery. There are moments where it almost has the effect of someone singing. Cassie is a very young recovering drug addict who was herself a child of drug addicts. She gives you an incredible amount of information within a short period which has the effect of an outpouring; yet this also means that at times she merely grazes over the facts of her life. The journey of her addiction touches on many fascinating subjects and you might be left wanting to hear more. For instance, she briefly mentions how when she lived with her dad for a time, he had her dealing drugs for him, and referred to her affectionately as his ‘little drug dealer.’ Cassie has dozens of stories to tell. If someone asked her questions that persuaded her to linger over the events that have happened to her and explore their consequences and meaning I think she’d be an ideal interview subject. Maybe this short piece could be an accompanying prelude to a longer form interview.
Bill McKibben
Posted on October 13, 2004 at 06:15 PM | Permalink
Review of Heroin and Me
This is a brave young woman with a strong voice. It's also a piece that doesn't get very far below the surface; that is to say, one or two stories told in depth would have reached this listener at a deeper level than this mini-history of her addiction. A little more context would also help.