Broadcast DetailsShow: 3rd Degree
Episode Title: SmackedDate: Tuesday, 27 June, 2006
Time: 20h00
Channel: eTV
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She was down and out on the cruel Hillbrow streets. Preyed upon by pimps and drug dealers, addicted to crack cocaine and heroin, the future looked bleak for Melinda Ferguson.
But it wasn’t always like this. She had a normal suburban upbringing, went to good schools and came from a good home. So where did it all go wrong?
This week 3rd Degree takes a harrowing journey with journalist and author Melinda Ferguson as she descends into the depths of drug addiction and slowly emerges on the long road to recovery. Melinda Ferguson recounts her miraculous transformation from addict to best selling author.