The most phenomenal thing about this #documentary isn't the very excellent content-- it's the comments.

I have NEVER seen a wall of appreciation and understanding like this in the comments section of YouTube before. It's usually a cesspool of trolling and arguments even on the most ordinary videos. Coverage of drug #addiction and #houselessness is met with particular hate and ignorance, often so frightening and cruel I can't bear to read it. This is different.

Disturbing as it is to watch... This is our reality. When it isn't seen or understood, it festers and spreads out of control. Solid, honest, thorough coverage is so rare-- when I see it I'm sick to my stomach, but at the same time I'm also tingling with a rush of exhileration. Yes, finally! Somebody's not only pointing at the elephants in the room, they're digging in to the history of how the things got here, AND the dynamics of the #gentrification that's riding in on them-- the big picture, for once.

Then I braced myself to glance at the comments... and blinked in amazement. And I scrolled. And scrolled. It just keeps going. I can hardly believe my eyes, and my chest hurts and I'm tearing up.

People get it. They actually get it. 1.7 million views in one day, and counting.

This is what real #journalism looks like. The corporate version is such a sick parody.

#Philadelphia
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#Channel5
#AdamCallaghan
#fentanyl
#drugs
#opioidcrisis
#tranq
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#HarmReduction
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#documentary

https://youtu.be/925wmb-4Yr4

Neuer Trend in den USA: Die Zombie-Droge

In den USA greifen Drogenabhängige neuerdings auch zu einem Beruhigungsmittel, das eigentlich für die Veterinärmedizin entwickelt wurde. Xylazin verstärkt nicht nur den Rausch, sondern verursacht auch tiefe Wunden. Von J. Kastein.

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#USA #Drogen #Xylazin #Tranq