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Throughout the discussion, a heartbreaking theme emerged: the grim reality of loss. The individual recounted that, from 2011 through the present day, they observed the deaths of around 75 people they knew personally. Even as they spoke, it was evident that addiction remains a relentless and unforgiving force on Skid Row, with friends slipping away both to overdose and other tragic circumstances. The haunting reality is that not only the addicted but their loved ones and friends grapple with the pervasive specter of mortality.