I'm curious, does anyone from Portugal or Amsterdam have any comments on this story? Obviously, easy access to drugs is one side of this story. But, that's also the case in Portugal and Amsterdam, right?
Are narcoterrorists from Central and South America the difference? Is this a new heroin, why the 10x leap in needles in five years?
Is the difference that mental health is left to someone other than the state?
As a native Portlander and someone that thinks the city should be involved in helping people get out of addiction and homelessness, this story is riveting, tragic, hopeful and maddening all at once.
Are narcoterrorists from Central and South America the difference? Is this a new heroin, why the 10x leap in needles in five years?
Is the difference that mental health is left to someone other than the state?
As a native Portlander and someone that thinks the city should be involved in helping people get out of addiction and homelessness, this story is riveting, tragic, hopeful and maddening all at once.