Born in Detroit, to a politically leftist Greek American family, Dimitri began writing poetry, music, and also using drugs at a very early age. His relationship with cocaine, heroin and methadone would last over 20 years. By 2002, he had a daily habit of $150-200 worth of heroin, plus cocaine and 100 milligrams of methadone.
In 2003, he sought out an Iboga treatment center in Europe. Initially he planned to visit his ancestral home in Greece to die after the treatment, but Bwiti and Iboga had other plans. Iboga ended his dependency to drugs (without withdrawal) and started him on a journey of spiritual and emotional recovery. In 2011, Dimitri was arrested by the DEA in a sting operation using a paid informant. After a protracted legal battle he was convicted with reduced charges.
He currently works as an outreach counselor at the New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE) in Harlem. His innovative group We Are The Medicine is propelling the conversation about spirituality and drug use.
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