Warning Graphic. A homeless teenager dies of a fentanyl overdose on the streets of Portland. He was regularly supplied Harm Reduction supplies such as pipes, needles, straws. In the eyes of the activists they were preventing harm. Death is harm.
On Skid Row drug use is taken to a whole new level. Meth and crack are the most popular drugs, but everybody is using a little bit of everything. This man with serious spinal issues started with meth, hit some crack and then did fentanyl. He walked away smoking a joint.
I found an immigrant homeless family of four in the LA subway system last night. A mom and three very young daughters. The mom was panhandling. They were sent here a year ago under Biden policy and have been street homeless ever since. Her youngest was born in the U.S.