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Aug 4, 2022
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Good point. But what about the ones who do?

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A good read on one reason the current mental health/homeless crisis is exploding

sidsie716

8/4/22 5:24pm

Drugs causing problems in Oregon? No one could have foreseen that.

cracka

8/4/22 5:25pm

Meth and opioids are destroying rural and urban areas everywhere, Oregon is just

vagabonder

8/4/22 5:29pm

And they are also on the forefront of decriminalization. Let's see how that

cracka

8/4/22 5:32pm

It generally works out well. Many politicians are too thick to realize throwing

vagabonder

8/4/22 5:36pm

If my taxes pay for your welfare because you are a crack head then I’m a victim.

GilbertAZCougar

8/4/22 5:42pm

Jail is more expensive, no?

vagabonder

8/4/22 5:44pm

Not even close. Their per patient daily cost in the article is almost $1500.

cracka

8/4/22 6:02pm

I would support forced hospitalizations.

BNcoug

8/4/22 5:46pm

So far it is. They are the number one meth use state.

cracka

8/4/22 5:52pm

You and I must have very different definitions of a victimless crime.

crack

8/4/22 5:59pm

Apparently.

vagabonder

8/4/22 6:08pm

Shouldn't it be blue?;)

Shore10

8/4/22 5:28pm

There was a good, scary, article in The Atlantic on this too.

runnincoug

8/4/22 5:33pm

Here you go. Must read for understanding what is going on

Zenoch

8/4/22 5:53pm

I have posted this here several times as I now see schizophrenic homeless meth users most every time I’m on call

Osteotome

8/4/22 6:12pm

Yep. Noticed that. Excellent article. Really helped me understand better what is going on. Should be a must-read for

Zenoch

8/4/22 6:26pm

See this daily at the hospitals in Utah, too. It's super sad and hard to deal

fattycoug

8/4/22 5:35pm

Very sad.

8/4/22 5:49pm

How many "Don't do drugs" messages do kids hear growing up? It's not working.

8/4/22 5:59pm

Maybe it works on the ones that don't try it?

Rhubarb

8/4/22 6:23pm

Good point. But what about the ones who do?

8/4/22 6:25pm

The amount of fitting board names in this thread is uncanny.

Shore10

8/4/22 6:39pm

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