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Homelessness/drug use has indeed become a problem in Boston over the last few years - see [1]Methadone Mile and the problems in the [2]Common. [1]https://apps.
by loft-a-way 7y ago
Homelessness/drug use has indeed become a problem in Boston over the last few years - see [1]Methadone Mile and the problems in the [2]Common.
[1]https://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics/2016/07/methadone-mile/ https://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics/2016/07/methadone-mile...
[2]https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/21/boston-common-jewel-of-the-city-needs-first-aid/ https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/21/boston-common-jewel-...
- dublinben 7y agoThose are acute issues that can be directly linked to the closure of the shelter on Long Island.
- BryantD 7y agoa) Probably wise not to conflate homelessness with the opioid crisis. I would be a fool to argue that the latter correlates in any way with winter temperatures. b) Different scale, man. Seattle's issues are way bigger than Methadone Mile. (I've lived in Boston too.)