End scene. Girl raped and injected with heroin

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Film Historian Dr. Bruce Isaacs dissects the film and talks about the cast, crew, themes, tone, symbolism, music, and camera style used in the film.

A junkie wakes up on the streets and walks around, seeing a woman dressed in all white and a heroin addict shooting up.

A typical Teenage girl that is an amazing daughter, big sister, student and dancer. She injures her knee and pain medication isn't enough so she falls prey to heroin. This is a horrific but all too common end for this wonderful young lady.

A heroin addict grabs a young woman from off the street and rapes her in a back alley. After he learns that she is a member of a vicious street gang searching for him, he decides to hide out.

Slick corporate prick falls for mysterious woman named Heroin, who he becomes increasingly addicted to.

The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.

A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.