The Atlantic·5 min read·easy
The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs
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Michael Powell
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The author reports on the severe public health and safety issues in Seattle, attributing the rise of open-air drug markets to harm-reduction policies. The piece describes the degradation of public parks and neighborhoods due to widespread fentanyl use.
Seattle’s Jose Rizal Park has become a favorite spot for addicts to smoke and inject fentanyl. Ideas The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie apocalypse.”
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