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by rvba 1168 days ago
I wonder if the mental health problems were mental hralth problems due to sickness, hpw many due to situation and how many due to drugs. Drugs fry brains.
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I think it’s mostly drugs.

iirc the easier to synthesize meth causes psychosis pretty quickly and makes it hard to help people recover.

It’s one thing to be able to persuade a heroin addict into recovery, it’s another to interact with someone fully psychotic.

That mixed with good weather and not as strict policy causes problems.

Around soma or tenderloin you’ll see lots of people doing the “dope lean” - I think that’s a fentanyl thing.