He is the fourth or fifth of the children to wrap his arms around me, feel my pockets in passing and look at my arms, puzzled by my lack of sting marks. "Do you do drugs?" I ask him. The ten year-old proudly shows me the needle sting mark on his forearm. "And what's it like?" He takes a few seconds to think, leans back smiling and rubs his belly. "It's like having lots of chocolate in my tummy".

Foto: Octav Ganea This is an old hangout of heroin addicts. But that's no longer the case. Most have switched to "legal highs", synthetic stimulants that, after being dissolved in water, go straight into the blood stream, intravenously. Unlike heroin, these drugs cause a rush instead of leading to serenity. And their effect last less, which translates into an increased number of daily doses rises. Members of the Integration Association, those who hand out clean needles, try to convince addicts not to use the same syringe multiple times or share it with others. Data shows that eight out of ten users already have hepatitis C. Many others are also infected with HIV. When they run out of veins to prick, they shoot through their bikini line We wanted to bring a video camera but the Integration people told us to drop the idea. Drug users are suspicious. Especially since injectable legal drugs have hit the market, paranoia and psychosis settled in. One never knows what to expect. We see it on our own when we get there: in front of us - apartment building, behind us - another apartment building, apartment buildings on the sides. The classic one room apartment blocks with laundry on the washing line hanging out the windows and dozens of pair of eyes staring at us from all over. Photo caption: The Integration Association arrives with new syringes they trade for used ones. Children are the first to meet the team. Adults also get condoms.

Foto: Octav Ganea A reporter and