Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria (33) looks at an old photograph of her daughter, who has been raised by her grandmother since she was one year old. Gloria Colon, a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, is being comforted by a homeless man. Gloria has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, washes herself with water she has collected from a fire hydrant. Gloria has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, looks for a matching shoe among the plastic bags that hold her possessions. Gloria has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

The legs of Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict who has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens. She needs ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, dressing up to walk the streets to earn some money as a prostitute. Gloria has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, waits for a client at the Bronx's Hunts Point market. Gloria has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33) talks with a potential client at the Bronx's Hunts Point market. Gloria, a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

Gloria Colon (33), a drug addict, has been living on the streets of the Bronx since her late teens, needing ten shots of heroin a day and as many tricks to pay for them. She no longer has her own teeth and her body is covered with scabs and scars. Gloria is one of several thousand homeless, drug-addicted prostitutes living on the streets of New York City. After the story had been featured in the Daily News in July 1997, Gloria entered a drug treatment program and is now free of drugs.

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