1.   Aba Gayle, who goes by her two first names, lives simply in Santa Rosa and works nights at a halfway house for addicted women.

2.   Heroin prices have risen in recent years, propelling addicted tribal women into prostitution.

3.   Joan Lewis was an outreach worker then for a new drop-in center in Roxbury, working to prevent HIV infection in addicted pregnant women.

4.   Six years ago, a heroin epidemic created an influx of addicted young women who took to streetwalking to sustain their drug habit.

5.   Without outside pressure, many addicted women would not seek drug treatment, she said.