Earlier, Helge thought that drug addicts have to thank themselves. That was before he put his first syringe when he was 30 years old.

Earlier, Helge thought that drug addicts have to thank themselves. That was before he put his first syringe when he was 30 years old.

Right after A magazine’s relaunch 15 years ago, we published the first article on drug addicts Helge Roll-Lund. For a year we continued Has’s fight against intoxication. This was the first part of the series on Helge, and the article was published in A magazine on November 4, 2005. At the bottom of the case, you can read how he feels today.

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Helge Roll-Lund (32) puts a syringe with heroin for breakfast. Three hours later, he takes a glass of water from the dispenser of the Beggar Magazine = Oslo newsroom.

Today is lunch.

Kirkegata’s room is painted white. The only pops of color are two black leather sofas. In one, a woman tries to wake her husband. Helge sneaks out to buy the first stack of magazines of the day. Around his neck hang a lucky green-haired troll, an eagle and a medallion. The lean body is slightly leaning forward. In the middle of the room he stops and slaps with his arms:

– I want to go to Spain! I have to detox. I can’t stand this life.

The gaze roams the room. Nobody catches it. It’s August 22nd and just a few days ago a man handed you a brochure about detoxification in Spain. Usually he would have thrown it away. But this time he took care of it. For the past two months, Helge has been selling = Oslo instead of begging people for money. If you sell 60 magazines a day, you won’t be abstinent.