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		nicoburns on May 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug ... > They are unwilling to run homeless people out of their cities Or, you know, actually house them.

Clubber on May 23, 2024 [–]

I've seen several interviews with opioid addicted homeless and they've said they prefer the street, because if they OD, someone will call 911. If they were in abandoned houses, they would just die there with no one to see them in trouble.

It's sad.

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