California has some of the lowest overall opioid-related death rates in the country, but one coastal town is facing an endless cycle of sufferinghttps://nyti.ms/2KRaYoh
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California’s opioid problem is the worst in Eureka, where a rising homeless population and increased drug use have created a public crisis and battle with the city’s middle class over needle litter https://nyti.ms/2GaW88q pic.twitter.com/yOglEp3qVZ
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Homeless encampments in Eureka, California, provided a place for people to sleep. When camps shuttered, they were forced to wander, and a needle litter problem intensified. https://nyti.ms/2GaQZgG pic.twitter.com/OnOO3hX13t
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Stacy Cobine, who is chronically homeless in Eureka, California, feels vulnerable to sexual assault when she doesn’t have somewhere safe to sleep; she carries a hatchet with her for protection https://nyti.ms/2rDKnCp pic.twitter.com/PFYmyXea42
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Like many rural countries in the U.S., Humboldt County, California, is ill-equipped to handle rising heroin abuse and addiction https://nyti.ms/2GaYnsm pic.twitter.com/kYjiCiyYBK
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Some treatment options for heroin abuse and addiction in rural parts of California are on the way, but the challenge will be getting the people who need it most to buy inhttps://nyti.ms/2KVULhx
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But c'mon, should we really feel bad or care about the plight of these addicts?Its not like cancer or diabetes, they made a choice to be an addict, clearly, not a disease- just weak people.
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Wow I would have never thought this of humbolt county they are known for having some of the best outdoor bud in California
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Had to chase a junkie out of an abandoned car by a park by my house the other day.
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Dgaf.. weed out the weak
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Humboldt County is also home to some of the best homegrown bud on the west coast...
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