No one knows the source of the highly potent and life-threatening drug that has led to several overdoses. Nor is there anything Oslo's addicts can do to discover the substance.
The substance is called Protonitazen, a highly potent synthetic opioid 300 times stronger than heroine.
Just a few grains can amount to a fatal dose.
Torbjørn Jønsberg (39) has been part of Oslo's drug scene since he was a teenager.
At home in his, a chaotic mix of writing on the walls, food packaging, art objects and old papers, Torbjørn is about to «shooting up» in the cold afternoon light from the window.
John T. Pedersen (1966) is an independent photojournalist based in Norway, with a particular focus on humanitarian issues. I have worked for a number of newspapers, trade press, magazines and agencies.
Affiliated with the national newspaper Dagbladet in Oslo.
https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2019/37713/1/John-T-Pedersen
Awards 2012- Årets bilder (Norway) 3rd prize Portrait.
2019- World Press Photo Contest, Sports, Singles, 1st Prize winner.
2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Boxing in Katanga.
2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. A gift from God.
2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Last stop Uganda.
2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Trampoline life.
2021- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. The seniors at the vaccine center.
2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards, 2nd Place in the category Event, Social Cause.
2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Inhabitants in Katanga.
2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Acid violence against women in Uganda.
2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Survive in Katanga.
2022- Lens Culture Summer Open 2022 winner.
2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, 1st place in the category Events. Festival people.
2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold winner in the category Editorial-Environmental. Inhabitants in Katanga.
2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold winner in the category Events-Other. Festival people.
2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze winner in the category Editorial-Personality. Acid violence against women in Uganda.
2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze winner in the category Editorial-Environmental. Survive in Katanga.
2022- Life Framer, Humans of the World, 2nd prize with this image of Gloria Kankunda «I’m Not a Victim, I’m a Survivor"
