in my life, anything negative when i did it it was just gone. these are kids that grow up in great households, stable households. dana s story isn t shocking to scott macy who says he counsels many high achieving young women and men who have sold themselves for drug. heroin addiction or opiate addiction is physical and a mental, you know, we consider it a brain addiction. a former addict, scott macy knows firsthand the devastating impact of what is known as chasing the dragon. like dana, he lived a double life going back and forth from his white collar job to detroit s east side to feed his addiction. addiction just takes over any type of thought process. any type of, you know, just takes over their life. and you know, it s just an obsession of the mind. dana says her $20 a day fix quickly escalated to a $300