by Justin Maxon
BACKGROUND

Life is havoc for those caught in the cycle of drug abuse and poverty in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, or better known on the street as the TL. People in the TL either live on the street or at best in cramped 8x10ft Single Room Occupancy hotel rooms (SRO). Either way, drugs and mental illness are rampant, while disease, death, and incarceration are constant threats.