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Death, Sex & Money

Falling in Love... With Heroin

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Susanne and Mike met and fell in love with each other...and heroin. They stuck together through addiction and recovery, but things haven't fallen into place the way they had hoped. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Before we began I want to tell you this is not the episode we initially thought we were making.

0:06.0

After I recorded this interview we learned about criminal allegations against one of the people in this show.

0:12.0

We followed up with them and with others involved and

0:14.8

it changed the way I heard this interview. Ultimately we decided to release this

0:19.9

episode because even though it's unresolved and disturbing, it is real.

0:25.8

Looking away doesn't make it go away.

0:29.1

We fact check the dates and details in this story, but have changed the names of the people in this episode.

0:35.0

I wanted a boring life. That was all I wanted. I just wanted a boring life.

0:41.0

This is death, sex, and money.

0:47.0

What is death?

0:49.0

The show from WNC about the things we think about a lot.

0:52.0

I love you with all my heart. you in NYC about the things we think about a lot.

0:52.6

I love you with all my heart.

0:54.4

If I don't see you again, soon I'm going to die.

0:57.0

And need to talk about more.

0:58.6

No charge?

1:00.0

Your money is no good here.

1:01.8

I'm Anna Sale. Suzanne lives with her husband Mike in a modest ranch house in an affluent neighborhood.

1:15.2

They haven't lived here long.

1:16.6

It's been just a few years since they moved hundreds of miles from where they grew up in Texas.

1:21.8

Suzanne likes the area's good schools. Mike doesn't like their high

1:25.6

rent, $2,000 a month. She's 30, he's 32. They say it's been almost 10 years since they've used heroin.

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