Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Christina Garofalo, a drug addict in recovery in San Diego. Here’s a link to Christina’s book: https://a.co/d/06KOPNRn For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content 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. 0:00 – Chasing Love Through Chaos 1:00 – Body Dysmorphia & Early Drug Use 2:47 – First Time Trying Meth 4:34 – Teenage Rehab Cycles 7:05 – Exiled To Hawaii 8:18 – Punishment, Shame & Control 10:20 – Homeless On The Island 13:41 – Groomed By A Man Fresh Out Of Prison 15:23 – Walking Waikiki For The First Time 17:26 – Backpage & Heavy IV Drug Use 18:05 – Violence, Assault & Dissociation 20:32 – Toxic Love & Daily Violence 22:04 – “You Turned Me Into A Prostitute” 23:29 – Using Drugs To Die 25:38 – Sharing Needles In Trap Houses 27:01 – Sepsis, Endocarditis & A Five-Day Coma 29:23 – Leaving The Hospital To Get High 32:01 – Pregnancy & Abortion During Addiction 34:00 – Returning Home After 10 Years 36:20 – Suicide Attempts & A Spiritual Awakening 38:32 – Becoming A Counselor 40:26 – PTSD After Trafficking 41:37 – An Apology From Her Trafficker 42:56 – Trying To Build A Family In Recovery 45:27 – Nearly Five Years Clean 48:23 – The Reality Of Human Trafficking 50:35 – Finding Drugs At Work & Choosing Sobriety 52:09 – Supporting Survivors Today Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #sandiego #drugawareness #addictionrecovery #survivors