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Any hurt in my life, anything negative when i did it, it was just gone. >> these are kids that grow up in great households. stable households. >> dana's story isn't shocking to scott macy who says he counsels many high-achieving young women and men who have sold themselves for drugs. >> heroin addiction or opiate addiction is a physical as well as a mental. you know. it's what we consider a brain disease. >> a former addict, scott macy knows firsthand the devastating impact of what is known as chasing the dragon. like dana, he lived a double life going back and forth from his white-collar job ...

The woman says the need for crack cocaine keeps her out on the streets. >> you know what, if people weren't so harsh, if they helped you get off it instead of trying to force you, maybe you could make it. i just don't -- my advice is don't ever try anything, not even a little. even if you're uncomfortable, just get to it. thank you so much. >> good luck to you. >> as the woman disappears into the downpour, we are reminded of dana who also walked these desperate streets, hungry for her next fix. but today, dana says that staying sober is the only way to stay off the street. >> it's a fight, but...

>> says she has a bunch of heroin in there. >> that's probably heroin right here. >> inside dana's car, police find what they say is $300 worth of heroin and three syringes. it's just enough of a fix to get the young woman through the night. >> take the photo real quick, and we'll go from there. what's going on with you that you're getting so addicted to it? that's our main concern. you don't appear to be the girl that needs to be on that stuff. >> i know. that's why i'm doing this because i'm addicted to it and, you know -- >> how long have you been out here? >> what do you mean? >> involved ...

>> these are kids that grow up in great households. stable households. >> dana's story isn't shocking to scott macy who says he counsels many high-achieving young women and men who have sold themselves for drugs. >> heroin addiction or opiate addiction is a physical as well as a mental. you know. it's what we consider a brain disease. >> a former addict, scott macy knows firsthand the devastating impact of what is known as chasing the dragon. like dana, he lived a double life going back and forth from his white-collar job to detroit's east side to feed his addiction. >> addiction just takes ov...

Here. >> inside dana's car, police find what they say is $300 worth of heroin and three syringes. it's just enough of a fix to get the young woman through the night. >> take the photo real quick, and we'll go from there. what's going on with you that you're getting so addicted to it? that's our main concern. you don't appear to be the girl that needs to be on that stuff. >> i know. that's why i'm doing this because i'm addicted to it and, you know -- >> how long have you been out here? >> what do you mean? >> involved in prostitution? >> almost a year. since last january. >> that's where you'r...