nija morris works together with the cops to make sure users get any kind of support they need. >> youkay? >> yeah. just my hand sores -- >> reporter: helping them feel part of society by finding them housing and medical care, even if they continue using drugs. torina is one of nija's clients. >> that will work. i'll put this behind my ear. >> i'm going to work just as hard for you if you decided that you're not ready to stop using drugs because you're not at that point. we work for them and show up for them. and eventually they decide they're going to work and show up for themselves. >> put that right there, right here. >> reporter: before l.e.a.d. this is one of the places torina lived. >> over these 30 years what drugs have you used? >> heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, weed, pills. >> reporter: her hand, badly injured from shooting heroin. she tells me she first tried the drug at just 17. after the death of her 1-year-old son. >> it took all the pain and sorrow, sadness, everything just went away and i didn't feel nothing. i was numb. >> reporter: she was hooked. giving birth to he