A desolate teenager, left to fend for himself in New York City, descends into chaos, transitioning from a troubled youth to an inadvertent drug addict. This transformation occurs when he confuses the seemingly warm acceptance of a drug dealer in the Lower East Side for familial love. STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS provides a comedic perspective on the ridiculousness of a life consumed by drugs, while also delivering an unflinchingly truthful depiction of the violence and peril associated with teenage drug abuse.