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Max and Sid first appeared on Soft White Underbelly in July 2022 homeless and addicted to drugs. In the latest VICEWORLD x Soft White Underbelly feature, watch their first SWU interview in full, along with an update from Max after his recovery from fentanyl and crystal meth addiction. Subscribe to ‪@SoftWhiteUnderbelly for more interviews and portraits of the human condition by photographer Mark Laita: https://www.youtube.com/@SoftWhiteUnderbelly VICEWORLD highlights some of the creators most piquing our interest from across the YouTube videosphere. Subscribe to VICE and get exclusive early access to our documentaries, as well as 4 issues of the recently revived VICE magazine each year: https://www.vice.com/en/youtubemembership/ About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: https://www.youtube.com/VICE MUNCHIES: https://www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES VICE News: https://www.youtube.com/VICENews VICE TV: https://www.youtube.com/@VICE-TV/featured Noisey: https://www.youtube.com/Noisey Motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV https://www.youtube.com/@VICESports Waypoint: https://www.youtube.com/WaypointVICE #VICE #SoftWhiteUnderbelly #Homeless

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