Portrait of a druggie

Friday, February 07, 2014

Staff Writer LAWRENCE SERETSE chats with Jimmy (not his real name), an ex-cocaine cowboy who never imagined that at the age of 31 he could be fully rehabilitated from his use of addictive narcotic drugs.

He keeps looking over the frame of his dark glasses and turning to look over his shoulder, as if looking out for someone. His image is that of a dog-tired young man in need of a fresh hair cut. His ‘When Metallica Ruled The World’ pullover is threadbare, the motif barely noticeable.

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