Douglas Murray Investigates: America's Drug Crisis

As the U.S. has turned away from “the war on drugs,” many cities have sought more “humane” approaches to dealing with addiction. They’re not working.
In my new documentary, I explore just how deep-seated America's Drug Crisis has become - and how the policies we’ve embraced may be exacerbating it.
#fentanyl #drugs #kensington #philadelphia #portland #blackmarket #heroin

[@lostcauselancer333]

Going to Israel or Ukraine is one thing, but hanging around Philly takes guts. Stay safe, Murray.

[@aroemaliuged4776]

Don’t come back with irony I am irony depleted

[@aroemaliuged4776]

I support pushing back against this woke nonsense But this Scottish Douglas goes too far

[@CrusadesWereGood567]

@@aroemaliuged4776what the hell are you even talking about?

[@als1023]

Same thoughts, exactly ,, no wonder America is having trouble finding people other than 2 geriatrics to run for President. Douglas Murray is the best ! This story is flat out ugly !

[@kungfreddie]

​@@aroemaliuged4776????

[@user-uw1xy8fw7w]

This video needs to be shown in high schools

[@kenguru22]

Agree, I've forwarded it to the parents of my teen grandchildren.

[@user-uw1xy8fw7w]

@@kenguru22 good stuff…you may just save a life

[@thatpointinlife]

Actions need to be taken so that this video DOESN'T need to be shown in highschools.

[@kenguru22]

It would be nice to learn your reasoning.

[@mitchkeith6872]

@@thatpointinlifeIt’s called stop voting democrat. Crime, drugs, and border is all on the left.

[@johnnyvanlectinstein673]

I was a morphine and heroine addict for over 15 years, I was completely hopeless and lost. The statistics for us to have recovery is somewhere around 1% over 5 years. On March 28 of this year I celebrated 16 years sober. Free from ALL mood and mind altering substances. Harm reduction methods are just reskinned enabling and won't work. Holler at me Douglas and I'll be glad to share my story and my understanding of what the truth is under all this mess.

[@minerva2958]

The truth is that you made a choice to live that way.

[@raggamuffin2682]

I also used for over 15 years. I am 9 years clean this July! God and fitness saved my life 🙌🏻. I look better at 40 then I did at 20

[@_Richard_F___]

Well done ❤

[@Ken-fh4jc]

The success rate is higher than that especially with MAT.

[@raggamuffin2682]

@@Ken-fh4jc no it’s not.

[@samuelWx]

Clean and sober for 14 years now by the grace of God. I practice medicine and am board certified in psychiatry. Thank you for sharing this Douglas, MAT with abstinence should be the goal.

[@P.T.Barnum-tk1ky]

Methadone is so brutally hard to get off. Even after a 6 month taper I still got sick below 20 Mg. At 6 Mg. I switched to Suboxone. Been on it for 19 years and am tapering. Down to 1 Mg. Next week. I hate having a body that gets sick not having something. I haven't been doing really well lately but I need to not be physically addicted for my own psyche. I did better with cravings for everything on methadone. I didn't need to use. Sub just blocks opiates and I still been doing speed. Gotta stop. I'm over 50. Maybe a bullet to the coconut.Sigh.....

[@mynameisntleo]

I'm not sure why, but the words of Douglas Murray hold a lot more meaning and honesty than the usual media. Might be because he actually goes where things happen and isn't a politically minded robot. Thank you, sir.

[@slilach78]

True. I trust Douglas tenfolds more than I'll ever trust MSM.

[@shanigoldblatt1957]

They are just propagandists for the Democratic Party and the woke.

[@gazmasonik2411]

​@@slilach78yep t.v. isn't healthy it's a weapon in the wrong hands

[@timdarville4827]

He is a person who reports - eloquently too. Big contrast to other outlets which are straitjacketed by their various DEI and other legal complications.

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

​@@timdarville4827and yet he can't hold his own, with a half decent opponent, in a debate about Israel?? Goes to South Africa and only addresses zionist Jews. 🤔

[@KatieScarlett93]

Douglas, my name is Katie and I thank you. I thank you for the humanity you gave Esther. People have no idea how horrific it is to be the families in this situation. My family is from Niagara Canada. We lived in a safe small town, my sister was severely addicted and in and out of shelters and on the streets, she is now 29 and 5 years sober. The only reason we found her 5 years ago was because she escaped a sex trafficking ring she was lured into. My grandma was just like Esther, my mom and I would take shifts. The reason she is alive today post rescue is because of family who never let go of her future. We were always grasping at it begging her to take hold of it. She escaped the fentanyl infiltration by such a sliver. We are so thankful.

[@KatieScarlett93]

I want people to also know, that if you are the family members of someone deep in this hell- you are not alone. Nobody can understand the battle you face where you wish someone was dead because they are so horrible to you, yet begging them to live and seize their humanity back from their demons. You are not alone.

[@KatieScarlett93]

I would also like to add, I think there’s something serious to be said about interventions. Trudeau and Regan got rid of institutions, but no real replacements ever came to pass. A good 8 years of trying to help my sister involved treatment centres - even as a minor. But once you’re 16 you can check yourself out. It is SO HARD to get someone properly formed, and it’s never long enough for them to recover. We have so many people falling through the cracks and so many are mentally unwell.

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

Power to you and your sister Katie. Yea, Douglas is the kind of human so clearly missing from positions of power nowadays.

[@Camille_Anderson]

May your sister stay safe. 💯🙏

[@sTraYa249]

​@@KatieScarlett93 Families are just as ruined by this....sometimes more. I'm a recovering addict & I truly know how my addiction has so deeply affected my loved one's 😮

[@user-ls4vb6dq7z]

THIS is investigative journalism. Thank you, Douglas Murray.

[@outdoorloser4340]

DM is an intelligence asset.

[@sjissj]

A lost breed.

[@petershury7135]

Prove it

[@Sdakouls3]

And he's only doing it about fove year after every mainstream news organisation covered it. Inspirational.

[@forza1984]

The streets of Kenzo are ruthless! I don’t miss any of those days on the corner of Kensington and Clearfield. If you’re reading this and still using, just know You CAN do it! It won’t be easy, but I promise there is a light at the end of that dark tunnel. 4 years clean November 6. Prayers to all of those sick and still suffering. DO NOT GIVE UP!

[@AB-rx6no]

Forza. Bravi

[@raymondwalsh7520]

Well done.

[@tracywatts1459]

Can anybody explain to me why the pants on the guys are always falling down in this drug induced zombie apocalypse state?

[@particleconfig.8935]

@@tracywatts1459 out of my head I imagine them pulling out that jogging pants its rope to tie around their arms for a shot of drugs

[@kipling1957]

I think Mr Murray should continue doing documentaries on pressing issues like this. He is a natural.

[@jossangeles4011]

He is also a natural news host.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

I think he should run for Prime Minister...

[@mylescasey8914]

@@SubjectiveFunny He's said before he would, on the condition that his speech be unimpeded.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

@@mylescasey8914 Well, he speaks as freely as I have seen. If he cannot, then nobody can.

[@shakypam]

what do you love about him? The Oxbridge accent? or the closetedness? or the incredibly aggressive and blinkered view he has about anyone but British Christians?

[@davewalker5040]

Douglas Murray is the best and most professional journalist that I've seen in years. 👏🎬

[@etienneprinsloo6799]

And that’s why the Left hates him.

[@oneill6291]

He really is amazing!

[@theresasodar267]

INDEED THE BEST AND HONEST JOURNALIST

[@RitaKamil]

He has risen to be the greatest journalist of my generation.

[@phax71]

You need to get out more, he’s a hateful individual.Let him stay in Israel, AmeriKKKa or wherever he finds an audience. WE sure as hell dont want him.

[@connieblackford5267]

Being close to someone who is addicted...is like a long goodbye to them.

[@piotrusmail4]

I feel so sorry to read that!

[@lexstacks6944]

That is very true. My gf is addicted to blues aka fentanyl. No sign of stopping.. we're in Phoenix AZ and they are very cheap here bcuz our close proximity to the open border with Mexico..

[@karinjacka7422]

So devastating

[@adamwelles5502]

Was doinb fentanyl for about 5 years and had my first over dose about 2 months ago and have been sober the last 2 months as of now, thank the lord🙌

[@txdmsk]

Keep it sober. I wish you strength of character.

[@lexstacks6944]

Stay strong.. I'm clean and sober but my gf is on fentanyl pills. About 20 per day.

[@nuckchorris3054]

8 years sober from heroin now, and I can tell you with confidence that methadone is worse, don't fall into that trap. Just kick and get it over with, it's going to hurt but you'll be ok. Getting off drugs is the easy part; reintegrating into society and rebuilding healthy connections with people and hobbies is the hard part. Stay strong, and trust in God, life is worth living.

[@SquirtlePower809]

Hey bro, I'm so glad you got clean and healthy. But, remember that even tho methadone or suboxone may not have been great for you, doesn't mean that it won't work for others. Just as an example, I've been on subs or methadone for almost 10 years now and it completely saved my life. I'm a fully functional, successful, happy person thanks to those medications. But, again I support whatever works best to get someone clean!

[@artofdisguy3401]

Stay strong man,, seek help and speak to someone when times are dark. Much respect to you Sir

[@unionjackie.thealisterschoice]

@@SquirtlePower809 Yes suboxone is not on the same level as Methadone. Meth soaks to the bones and is very bad for your health. Suboxone has none of that. Sure its still a drug but its a drug that keeps millions well

[@msergio0293]

Shouldn't have used in the first place :)

[@davidadams2395]

​@@msergio0293 I pity untalented trolls. 😊

[@jmarino09]

What, Douglas - you're not content with just solving your own country's and the Middle East's problems? You're an international treasure.

[@randomobserver683]

😂❤

[@Bushkaboo]

Douglas Murray is an amazing gent. He's just finished a speaking tour of Australia too.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

We need him in the UK desperately, find your own Douglas Murray!!!

[@stephenzaccardelli5863]

Manufacturing pharmaceutical drugs disguised as medicine 💊 is economically a fundamental problem after poverty.

[@monicaericsson2692]

Everything from US will spread to Europe, always. 😢

[@godofcycling]

This man shows more leadership capability, investigative ability and nerve than any politician I've ever seen. If he could be PM would you vote for him?

[@brendandevoy8178]

Truly shocking. I was born and raised in rural Ireland 🇮🇪. I’m so lucky. I’m 48 with a wonderful family and career. I’ve never taken any drugs , never even been offered drugs . Never drank alcohol or even smoked a cigarette . This is like living in hell . I came to this because I’m a fan of Douglas Murray and have read his books . Amazing documentary

[@CutieSenussi]

Who needs poisonous drugs when you’re consuming bargain-basement rubbish from slobbering, snake-tongued Douglas Murray

[@loriannrichardson7644]

I think you were fortunate. In the 1980s heroin was at crisis levels in the UK. Perhaps even the '90s -- I remember the movie, "Trainspotting."

[@quentincasey9063]

Ireland are looking to discrimination of drug users

[@letmetellyousomething123]

Lucky you don't live in Dublin then. Ireland needs to wake up regarding the procuring and supply of these drugs.

[@lifewithlarue3149]

One of the TRUEST journalists in every sense of the word. Thank you Douglas.

[@BPchadlite]

A grifter and ideologue isn't a journalist

[@useruseruseruseruser790]

@@BPchadliteThat comment is so off the mark it is only a reflection on you, not Douglas Murray.

[@BPchadlite]

@@useruseruseruseruser790 simp more for a grifter

[@JeffShacter]

That just in from the grifter and ideologue corner. Thanks for playing, Comrade. There is NO "Us or Them" in We The People GOP - Government Of Putin @@BPchadlite

[@taffysaur]

@@BPchadlite Exactly. This is why Douglas Murray shouldn’t be slurred with the word journalist, since grifters and ideologues have murdered that profession and made the name into a joke. Murray is something much better than a journalist.

[@facts-hurt-feelings8318]

Douglas, I know you get praised upon and also hated. I sincerely believe you to be a necessary and profoundly important voice for truth today. Thanks so much for your hard work on many many issues.

[@geordieal9187]

Why does he get hate? I’ve just come across him here so…

[@facts-hurt-feelings8318]

@geordieal9187 Some people don't like to hear facts, and he speaks them.

[@mmfood3004]

@@facts-hurt-feelings8318 His opinion is not a fact no matter how much you agree with him.

[@facts-hurt-feelings8318]

@@mmfood3004 you're clearly one of the haters

[@zerofactor7871]

Douglas Murray ought to be given a weekly TV show doing this sort of reporting. Really just a fantastic guy to listen to, very sharp.

[@Noticias..]

"some amount" of stigma is absolutely needed. Actually a huge amount of stigma is needed. With no stigma, you remove the last frontier that was keeping people away from drugs.

[@loriannrichardson7644]

Yes, I've noticed the desire to remove the stigma sashayed in as addiction crept into the white community and the middle and wealthy strata.

[@khunter8757]

Look at what happened to suicide once we destroyed the stigma behind it. We turned it into a fad, a normal thing to do.

[@craigbarr5805]

I am an addictions counsellor in UK. There’s worse drugs and consequences coming Douglas. Societies across the world have some tough choices to make. My priority will always be protecting children first

[@TheSakufighter]

In Bangor Maine they hand out needles and the junkies leave trash everywhere. They hang out by bridge choke points, parks and public streets depending on what city and state they are in. Most can do drugs all day and still get into a shelter if they want to overnight.

[@stevenewton7787]

Good man, I'm a patient at achievement Salford and right now im sick to death of trying to warn people about the Nitazenes but they just don't care nor believe me, as you know more and more underground BZD's are getting mixed with Nitazenes.

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

I’m an addictions counselor in the US. I grew up in the neighborhood in North Philly where this was recorded(Kensington). I’ve been clean and sober for 15 years. I’ve also spent time practicing/volunteering in Europe and Asia for stretches the past 5 years. The drug issue is a nightmare in Asia and Europe. But believe me when I tell you they pale in comparison to whats happening in America right now. Metaphorically speaking, Asia/Europe aren’t even on the same planet as whats happening here. Its the epicenter of this entire issue. Its going to spread in your direction. Not the other way around. I try not to get into comparing war stories or circumstances. And that’s not my motivation in saying any of this. My motivation is to advise people to buckle up. Because this is the stuff of intentional societal endgame. Its unlike anything even I could ever have imagined.

[@darthkek1953]

@@davidmuir7711 9mm vs .45

[@mikewilliams235]

We need to give people meaning more powerful than just a feeling.

[@sebastianhall6554]

For a man who is called extremely right wing by the left, he seems to me like a man with a lot of love and kindness in his heart

[@gillycooper8717]

Well said! To the lefties, anyone who is right of COMMUNIST is right wing.

[@qjtvaddict]

Ha actually communists would be called right wing in the U.S. . Muricans are very dumb

[@Nikboyle]

Right wing doesn’t meant you don’t care

[@stash.]

Left wing also propgandize their oppoistion they weren't called The German Socialist Party for nothing and not forgetting Margaret Sanger

[@borano2031]

@@Nikboyle No, right wing means you care. You care for tax reductions for the rich. Rinse and repeat. Rgr

[@nikkioshea4139]

Murray has to be one of the best journalists in many years.

[@shakypam]

yeah, if you're not very good at understanding journalism. What he does is baseless bullying in an Oxbridge accent, is all

[@sueelliott4793]

Best journo in ever

[@geoffdundee]

@@shakypam ..........dont you like an "OXFORD" accent?.....does it make you feel inferior to hear an Englishman speak?

[@shakypam]

@@geoffdundee what a weird take on what I said

[@geoffdundee]

@@shakypam ........no its not a weird take............i sussed you out with a quick browse of your profile.

[@jethrobodine4638]

i have worked in medicine for 33 years and the number of patients i see with drug addiction has exploded! Love Douglas Murray he is not afraid to tackle difficult subjects.

[@sarajones6046]

A true journalist here! Absolute respect for this man.

[@leegrant7333]

HIs pace is much appreciated. Candace Owens talks as fast as the Chinese.... not pretty. She's a hag.

[@Cheekycnt]

A true journalist isnt unwavering in times of war. Douglas Murray is a talking head and a genocidal war propagandist - this is a paid break from covering up Israels war crimes.

[@shakypam]

A fake, just has the accent that fools the likes of you

[@Mrs.CGraves]

Today is day 6,151 days Sober and recovering. We DO RECOVER. There is ZERO INTEREST in treatment from the State. No one knows where to go, and the few places available are full. It’s a crying shame. My own proposal to Los Angeles was denied. I’d rather pay for jail and treatment, than “meet them where there at” It just makes MORE ADDICTION.

[@newfoundmoralclarity]

How many resources do you want the state to dedicate to helping millions of people who don't want to help themselves?

[@cljerjr31]

i wish you the best in life. good luck

[@user-ug3cc6vq5j]

They need instant imprisonment if caught in possession of illegal drugs.

[@Mrs.CGraves]

@@user-ug3cc6vq5j I agree. If they get a firm 1 year sentence of jail, OR Treatment they them can chose. Treatment should be no tolerance for relapse. If you relapse back to jail you go. To serve your Felony jail sentence

[@Mrs.CGraves]

@@newfoundmoralclarity we already pay to keep them sick. It’s inhumane. Set up a program with the money going towards crack pipes and rigs and GET THEM WELL. In that year, they get detoxed, month 3 has certain privileges, month 4, month 5, then month 6-9 you take classes, financial education, parenting classes, nutritional classes, etc and month 9-12 is securing a job, and housing. If you treated the drug addiction, but helped set up long term understanding of how to help yourself, and deal with root issues you will have good outcomes long term. Some mentally ill need hospitalization. Medicare can cover that. They use to mitigate the illness. The Same money. Not MORE MONEY. It’s so messed up.

[@nadinejoyce1203]

Douglas Murray is fearless. He tackles everything with earnest style and respectful curiosity. What a journalist.

[@erickelleher3911]

Thanks for covering this tragic reality, Mr. Murray.

[@davidmciver9483]

Drug court solved this for my son’s addiction of 35 years. The choice was drug court or jail. He has a life now….thank God.

[@TheDmccoy]

Love to read this! My dad helped get drug courts started in my county back in the 90’s. He believed addicts should have the option of getting help.

[@user-lc8kg2rn1g]

Congratulations it happens for like 1 percent of the 1 percent llol

[@rerite2]

Yep. It comes down to the "carrot or the stick."

[@Andy-wn6wm]

How is a drug court going to help when they have absolutely no hope and live shit lives ?

[@simongray3070]

​@@Andy-wn6wm Well the continued use of drugs doesn't help these addicts either. Speaking as a former addict of many years myself I understand just how difficult it is to get sober but at the same time it is still a choice at the end of the day. I also came with excuses and sad stories of using drugs to numb my pain etc etc. I made a choice to stop because I eventually saw the damage I was causing on my family, especially my mom. My love for them overpowered my addiction, even though it took me a few years to realize that. I sat in some crack den somewhere doing my usual thing when this epiphany hit me and suddenly I realized, what the fuck am I doing here? I don't belong here. Whilst still flying from the drugs I got up, left my "friends" there and walked out, without saying a word. I went home and broke down in front of my family and asked for help. I just didn't want to be an addict anymore. So I understand that getting off drugs is difficult, I tried for many years but when I finally kicked it I realized it was a mere choice, that's it. No excuses. It's still a choice. So that's where they need to find their hope my friend, in the fact they can make a choice in a moment to do better. It will be a rocky road ahead, I relapsed twice in the beginning but I remained committed to my choice. Been clean for more than 15 years now. At the end of the day they need to find positive outlets to help cope with their pain. We all have pain, everyone has some sort of hopelessness in their lives about something. Taking drugs only amplifies that hopelessness . Every addict will tell you that if they are honest.

[@AlexanderReynolds]

Important work as always, a genuine journalist amidst a sea of idiots

[@Malignus68]

Amen!

[@mojomax100]

The world's No 1 reporter/journalist/investigator. Mr. Murray is the real deal!! A real diamond!!

[@Sdakouls3]

The video is just a rehash of something that has been done by many, many others over the last decade. No new information, no new perspective, and no new conclusions. And he can't even pronounce Oxycontin properly.

[@threethrushes]

I studied pharmacology as part of my undergraduate degree in human biology in the late 1990s. For that reason alone, I do not take recreational drugs, and I avoid prescribed medicines as far as possible.

[@jane---489]

*_It's seriously like something out of a really scary horror movie, absolutely horrifying ..._* *_Thank you Douglas for bringing this to our attention, you're doing such important work._*

[@bhante1345]

Are you one of these comment bots? I keep seeing you every other day.

[@jane---489]

@@bhante1345 *_Yes, of course I am ..._*

[@helbitkelbit1790]

​@@jane---489At least the thumbnail is nice to look at....

[@mistressofstones]

​@@helbitkelbit1790her account is 10 years old so she is probably a real person

[@geoffdundee]

@@bhante1345 .......bots dont have playlists or uploads

[@thegirlupstairss]

Just taking a moment to congratulate the American politicians and their political parties for making abortion illegal but allowing injecting rooms to be legal with people nearby to resuscitate anyone who overdoses. You guys are doing a great job. I live in Australia and we're not perfect but by God I'm thankful.

[@patriotuk407]

Thank you Douglas, an informative and compassionate video. This should be shown at every school, college, and university worldwide. Your reputation for honesty and integrity in your reporting is well deserved Sir.

[@Aine24601]

I have so much respect for Douglas. As a British person Im also proud of him. Hes such an exceptional journalist, a strong straightforward human being who is utterly fearless.

[@utredutredson1686]

A liar and an actor

[@warrenny]

As an American, I am proud of him too.

[@warrenny]

@@utredutredson1686 He is a human being. He likely has as many flaws and shortcomings as you and I do. Maybe try being a little more understanding that we are all just on this planet for a short time.

[@greg6782]

​@@utredutredson1686which part is he lying about? Is there no drug problem?

[@utredutredson1686]

@@greg6782 I'm not referring to the things he has said in this video. Remember he is just acting though. He couldn't care less he's just getting paid.

[@scg7092]

Thank you so much for your work, Douglas. My cousin killed himself in 2016 after a drug addiction had given him schizophrenia and he couldn't take it anymore. The consequences of drug use are so often downplayed, because pain and despair are a huge market.

[@directinprint]

May he rest in peace. I’m sorry for your loss.

[@scg7092]

@@directinprint Thank you so much.

[@jadesmith7872]

Thank you for doing the work to dive into this, DM. I pray this journalistic endeavour touches everyone who sees it to learn more, consider more, care more, and provokes genuine conversations in our churches, our communities, our schools, our mental and public health spheres.

[@fionagregory9147]

Stop going to church. No need for it.

[@stormy3307]

I know two musicians and one of their wives who were poisoned by laced cocaine in Los Angeles earlier this year. They were world famous and the world was shocked, they knew thousands of people collectively. We all felt sick. They were just having a casual Tuesday night hanging out. And not one media outlet, especially in the music scene they were part of, used the opportunity to call this out, to bring awareness. It was all just RIP and news that they died. The headline should have said they were POISONED. That dealer should be charged with murder, but nobody said anything of the sort. They aren't the first friends we've lost to fent around here, but they were the most famous. The days of recreational drug use are over. The risk is too great.

[@chrisgriffin919]

Once again, you prove you are one of the most important voices of our generation. Your work is incredibly valuable. Thank you!

[@darrylseya]

Thank you Douglas

[@jimr3417]

F chris coumo! fjb ! The biden crime family is the # 1 supplier of fentenal and meth in the us

[@flashwashington2735]

Thanks. We've not been loving or kind to turn our eyes from our neighbors suffering. We've neglected selves, friends, and strangers to the undermining and weakening of our country. There's still time. Thanks and blessings as God continues to favor you.

[@khiggins7231]

15:07 Terribly sad to see a Father lose his daughter

[@JoJo_Omo]

7 years ago I went into detox in City Roads. I’m 7years Clean &Sober & grateful for my sobriety every day and Thankful that not everyone gave up on me when i was at my worst on drugs. Big Shout out to Sherrie and the amazing female Doctor in City Roads who told me to put my big girls boots on and be there for my kids ❤My partner wasnt so lucky and died 9months prior to me being admitted into treatment.❤

[@SaltAndVinegarFlavour]

Glad to hear that you're doing well, for you and your kids. ❤

[@albertlevins9191]

Hate to hear about your partner. Glad you got better.

[@msergio0293]

Congrats on recovering from the decisions you made to get hooked, it ain't easy

[@Edimonde]

Addiction killed my mom in 2009. Ive seen first hand how addiction can crush and grind a person down to a husk. Everytime i read or hear people who kicked the habit i feel happy; because its not just your life saved but also the fact that the lives of those who care for you are made better with you in it. Keep going strong!!

[@Tomyum19]

Wish I could meet Douglas for 30 seconds just to say thank you.

[@BatGalAriel]

Should be very long line of people saying thank you to him❤

[@sevans606]

Me too

[@hajo2024]

I really admire Douglas Murray's ability to go into situations that I cannot even watch. I find it really hard to even watch people with necrotic tissue damage. It is so sad, and I admire the ability of anyone with a soul to go into those situations with objectivity. He speaks to people in the worst situations and he has empathy, but it does not deteriorate into pity.

[@deannastafford5762]

My daughter is put there hooked on fytenal. She has been on the streets of Seattle for 15 years. It was heroin first , and now it's straight fytenal. I've been waiting for the moment she wants to be clean . And dread the phone call that no mother wants. I totally understand how that mother feels . I pray for her !!

[@TheFlatPancakeTheory]

Prayers won’t save her. Get out there and get her

[@deannastafford5762]

@TheFlatPancakeTheory you can't! I've tried ,she goes right back out there. They have to want to get clean

[@ginabisaillon2894]

Is anybody asking the question: why are so many people taking drugs?

[@deanfunk8448]

The Great Emptiness.

[@deanfunk8448]

When one's culture slowly evaporates one turns to any place that can relieve the pain (eg the native Americans).

[@HFFCANADA]

​@@deanfunk8448that is true, alot of North Americans rag on the Natives for being "drunks" but I'd wanna be drunk all day if my people had been brutalized and everything taken from them... . Barely two people ago

[@SHB77784]

Empty without the Lord Jesus. John 4:5-30 read about the woman at the well.

[@chrisruss9861]

I know nothing but ask are very young children put into outsourced care too early, setting them up for anxiety? I have heard cortisol levels go up in the care of strangers.

[@johannaturgeon9949]

Douglas Murray is one of the greatest thinkers of our time.

[@bhante1345]

Awright, calm down.

[@gstar3569]

@@bhante1345he is right

[@jjkatz]

Agree, he is awesome.

[@andydunn5673]

@@bhante1345well I would agree with him . If you think not who do you call your top 3 thinkers

[@msergio0293]

Lol no, if he's so smart why won't he solve this is issue then

[@MS-tw5qv]

For those who decry injection rooms, Sydney, Australia has had one for over 20 years. Almost immediately the needles lying about in the streets and beaches became much less of a problem, saving innocent people from needlestick injuries and life threatening infections. The users are provided with clean equipment in a safe space away from violence and harassment, pill testing and harm minimising advice. Over 10,000 lives have been saved on the premises with no deaths in this time. The charity run centre also directs users to medical, detox, and other services. As well as saving lives it has also saved the state and hospitals financially by reducing the number of emergency overdoses, deaths and hospitalisations. Check it out.

[@milo8425]

Man, I love you so much Douglas. Just non-stop "fix the world" with sanity and bravery and brilliance.

[@got_glintsp963]

I’ve been a pharmacist for 30 years. There is also a definite correlation between Opiate prescription regulations enacted in 2016 when basically millions of people who were now chemically dependent were cut off from their supply. Many patients have been able to change to other therapies but too many turn to street drugs because providers have left patients feeling like there is no other option.

[@pattyc7222]

I’m another pharmacist of over 30 years who came here to say the same thing. But I would like to add my opinion that the government’s obsession with decreasing the use of legally prescribed opioids, claiming that as the cause of the crisis, actually increased the problem. And I think that cracking down on doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy chains, drug wholesalers, and manufacturers was mostly about the amount of money that could be recovered. The fentanyl crisis was already taking hold and was ignored for years before the press began to acknowledge the scope of the problem. So, for the sake of monetary gain through outrageous fines from people and organizations that in large part thought they were helping people, many thousands have died of overdoses and many thousands of patients have been made to suffer due to physicians fearful of prescribing the drugs and pharmacists fearful of filling the prescriptions.

[@backintimealwyn5736]

yes but people always forget, it's not only the addicts who need protection , it's all the people that are not yet addicted. The children who are not : they are the priority. You can't just allow things to go on to protect the ones that already fell for it. So you do need to stigmatize, and you do need to criminalize and cut supplies and you do know there will be loss, but it will be less than if it keeps going.

[@tammys8711]

But the problem started in the 1990s when some brainiacs got together and said “pain is whatever the patient says it is”. There are slightly better protocols now that reduce the risk of developing dependency, a hell worse than the initial acute pain, and even some chronic pain.

[@tammys8711]

@@backintimealwyn5736 you’re definitely on the right track, the medical field fails at helping people manage chronic pain, but in the 1990s MDs were almost forced to OVERprescribe and opiates are fairly inexpensive…and the patient left happy without any thought of longterm consequences, for all of society.

[@oldbutstillyoung2170]

This. One of my friends is a 40-year-old fentanyl addict. Purdue Pharma got him started when he was a teenager. He's kinda missing right now, and I'm worried about him.

[@jpguthrie6669]

When I moved to Tokyo, I was surprised by the lack of crime, the lack of homelessness, and the overall cleanliness of the city. I wondered what Tokyo and Japan were doing that no one else was, and found out that they had managed to keep drugs almost entirely out of Japanese society. Without drugs there is no drug-related crime, without drugs there is no drug-related mental illness, without drugs, millions aren't lost to addiction, without drugs, kids finish school and go on to be productive people, without drugs, homes and families aren't destroyed. People claim America's "War on Drugs," was a failure, but there was never really a War on Drugs in America. Japan's War on Drugs has been a scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners war, with extremely harsh laws and punishments. Japan doesn't do bail, Japan doesn't do parole or early release, Japan doesn't give first-time offenders a lenient sentence. If you are arrested for drugs in Japan, you will certainly go to prison, you will certainly receive a long sentence under military discipline, and you will certainly receive a lifetime record as a drug offender. Because the consequences of a drug arrest are monumental, and the punishment extreme, people don't use drugs.

[@everythingandmore5537]

Drugs are coming from Mexico. Trump will end this and maybe no mexico.

[@ijbermudez5785]

Douglas your level of class and education and at the same time willingness to get up close and personal with this issue sets you in a class above your typical documentary presenter. Many thanks for giving attention this issue

[@talbotd27]

Holy shit, I was just looking for some videos about the opiate crisis and I also love Douglas and his work. What a coincidence that he puts out a half hour documentary about it 5 days ago

[@meatwadsprlte]

It’s not even a opiate crisis now. It’s xylazine which isn’t an opiate that’s making them lose limbs and killing them! It’s insane.

[@slilach78]

Douglas Murray is God sent to help humanity get on the right track, starting in Europe, through the MidEast and now the US. God Speed and God Bless! ❤

[@gstar3569]

And even down here in South Africa ❤

[@rajo741]

Have you checked for a history of mental illness in the family?

[@shakypam]

Douglas Murray is God? Are you fucking insane No really, why would you say something so nuts?

[@irielion3748]

Don't insult us with your poor God logic. Your hidden God doesn't nothing to stop this pandemic. What does that suggest? He's either not real or evil.

[@olgamelo5227]

I'm a Brazilian-British citizen and absolutely love your work. I can't believe it took me so long to realize you have your own channel! I'm trying to buy all your books but they are sold out on Amazon UAE! I've just managed to buy "The Madness of Crows" to gift a friend. Hoping the 3 books sets or individual tittles will become available soon. The west is falling apart. Brazil, my country of origin is under a dictatorial regime. The supreme court is corrupted, journalists are being imprisoned and having their assets seized as they can’t speak against the tyranny. My profound respect and admiration for journalists and writers like yourself.

[@aimhigh3701]

Ah yes the ‘madness of crows’. Brilliant book for anyone interested in birds.

[@onlylexus]

@@aimhigh3701 Yes, same as that book of his "The strange death of Euro currency" great book if you have invested in France or Belgium and lost. Then his follow up book: "The war on the vest" Brilliant book for anyone disliking undergarments. etc etc.

[@mistersurrealist]

I feel utterly sad for our country. If we continue down this road, very soon we'll be no different than any communist country in the Americas.

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

Lula is a dictator? Sério?

[@spammodump]

@@aimhigh3701 His follow up "The War On The Nest" was very engaging.

[@SensemakingNL]

Came here to find the last journalist who actually goes to the damn place to ask questions. Great!

[@randomdude189]

It breaks my heart. We are so fragile and people aren’t prepared for the relativity bubbles in modernity. Life is a test and it’s getting harder because the stakes are getting higher. Don’t let your life wither because of a sensation.

[@GoBlueGirl78]

This is what happens when people don’t deal with past trauma, they turn to substances. It’s also a symptom of a very broken society: one that has too much freedom & comfort, not enough challenge, loss of meaning, purpose, community & love (and for those who need it, spirituality/religion).

[@sandarahcatmom9897]

Trauma has been around since the beginning of time; don't use it as an excuse for the millions of addicts staggering around the streets of the United States. We've messed up and the kinds of drugs around now are nothing like they were thirty or forty years ago.

[@GoBlueGirl78]

@@sandarahcatmom9897 Clearly we’re dealing with different issues now than we did previously. And I’m making no excuses. If you want to ignore root causes, by all means go ahead, you’ll never solve any problems.

[@mwa5704]

@@GoBlueGirl78 Have you ever heard of marcus aurelius? Did you know he was an opium addict?

[@sookibeulah9331]

@@sandarahcatmom9897but the breakdown in family structure is a relatively new thing, as is infants and toddlers going to full-time daycare. And it’s not just children not having two parents it’s that they often also don’t have a wider family circle and intergenerational family friends who can step in to provide care when the the parents can’t. With children the trauma isn’t the disturbing event(s) it’s caused by children having to deal with things they shouldn’t have to deal with by themselves.

[@GoBlueGirl78]

@@mwa5704 Substance use is neither new nor unique to any culture or society.

[@KayBacci]

Douglas Murray is a hero. He is so brave and compassionate.

[@utredutredson1686]

NONSENSE, HE IS AN ELITIST WHO DESPISES THE 'LOWER CLASSES' HALF OF THE PRO Murray COMMENTS ARE THE RESULT OF Solomon Asch LIKE BEHAVIHOUR

[@utredutredson1686]

Solomon Asch

[@squarecircle1473]

This is tragic and hard to watch - only halfway in - but it's great journalism, Douglas. I'm a big fan of yours, and I'm joyed seeing you embrace these platforms to host your journalistic endeavours. I think you are a true journalist and it's refreshing seeing the values of real journalism be upheld with integrity by individuals such as yourself. I have no doubt it will serve as an inspiration to some other young individuals that hold true journalistic ambitions. Looking forward to your future work!

[@Scaredycat55]

Thanks for your program Mr. Murray i pray for an awakening across America to this horrific tragedy playing out every day across our great Country.

[@jkkjeldsen8249]

Thank you for this powerful, no-holds-barred work, Douglas! San Francisco has also failed with their "progressive" drug policies and "treatment". And the open borders are not helping. I hope "Douglas Murray Investigates" will be a series. Bless you.

[@JeffShacter]

The War On Drugs is worse than drugs. There is NO "Us or Them" in We The People GOP - Government Of Putin

[@onlylexus]

Let no-one ever say that Douglas Murray is uninformed! I mean how could that be the case when he actually cares enough to go out there and witness these shocking things first hand. He is at the coal face of where its at! Same thing in the Gaza/Israel war, he risks his life to report on the war, to get the facts and to witness matters first hand. Douglas is truly worthy of our admiration and in turn, our respect for what he does. Douglas not only talks the talk, more importantly he walks the walk! I love the man! He cares, and that is good enough for me. Douglas, I want to say thank you for all you do.

[@darcytucker416]

This is some quality old school type journalism. Very glad I clicked the video.

[@silviamileva6292]

Douglas you are the most brave journalist in our time Thank you

[@edcotterjr1926]

The Singapore model works. It's harsh by design. Enforcement is strong. They do not have a drug and crime problem like the US. Our choice.

[@sookibeulah9331]

The family structure is much stronger in Singapore. Children growing up in stable, functional families, with parents who are present, are far less likely to become addicted to emotion numbing substances. Strong law enforcement helps but the main issue is there isn’t the same demand.

[@aimhigh3701]

Choose your suffering…

[@reddragonready]

Sure..throwing a person in jail for 10 or more years will keep him out of ANY trouble ..especially when you first give them a cane lashing as well. I see they are tough on theft too.."the accused was charged with stealing a carton of drinks from a supermarket. He was apprehended outside of the supermarket, and was charged with theft. He was sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment." Another crime in Singapore is Stealing wireless access may occur when one logs into another’s unsecured wireless Internet network...Offenders may be fined up to $10,000 or jailed up to 3 years, or both. This place sound like a horribly oppressive environment..a kind of Stepford wives holiday destination. Especially with their thought police and sentencing of people for threathening alone to do something to actual jail time. By all means ..let's take a lead from Singapore! Or why not right away install Sharialaw? What a horrible idea to take Singapore as an example BRRRRRRrrrrrrr

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

​@@sookibeulah9331 This is key. Each society is different, sometimes in subtle ways other times in obvious ways, but they are all different and so what solves a problem for one will make worse for another. Gun control is a perfect example, Australia had incredible unprecedented success in banning them in total except for farmers etc just a couple decades ago, in America this simply will not work at all even if they give it their best attempt because guns are embedded in American culture in a way that wasn't the case in Australia

[@DerpyFaery]

⁠​⁠I’m a Singaporean and it really isn’t that oppressive. Lol. I think most people are surprised that what they imagine and what they experience on the ground is different. There is free wifi available in public transport, libraries and most shopping malls, McDonald’s. Most people don’t steal wifi like you’ve posted and made a huge fuss about since free internet can be had. I think the punishment is more geared towards those stealing wifi by hacking and using it esp for mischief. There are certain laws that are there as a warning to toe the line but not strictly enforced, since the law is enough to deter most people. Are there laws against littering? Yup. Does some secret police pounce on you if you toss a piece of candy wrapper on the floor? No. But you might have people coming up to tell you off or no one bothers and a cleaner sweeps it up later on. Some times if you’re unlucky and are seen by the police, you do get fined and made to do corrective work order. You wear a bright luminous vest and are made to do a certain number of hours of public cleaning and picking up of thrash. The shame of doing CWO once is enough to deter most of these people from littering in future. But MOST people litter without repercussions. But let’s look at the important thing… about the more serious crimes: Our norm isn’t drug users zombie walking down the streets. Our normal isn’t pharmacies allowing you to buy drugs without strict regulation. Our normal isn’t mass shooting in schools. Our normal isn’t protests shutting the city down. Our normal isn’t people being told they can’t pray in school. Our normal isn’t kidnapping. Our normal isn’t widespread lawlessness. I can walk down the streets anytime of the day or night without any fears of being shot to death. I’ve been on video calls with my American friends who were shocked I was going alone to a minimart past midnight to buy snacks whilst talking on my phone to them. No one of walks about with their brand new iPhone ready to be snatched by criminals from their hands where they live in America. They would carry hand guns in their purses if they head out at night to head off to night shift at the hospital where they work at. It is so safe here I can leave my laptop on a cafe table to go order some food and come back to it- untouched. Am a mom of three and I don’t have to worry about my kids being in school and their school being taken hostage by random shooters. I allow my 9 year old to walk to school and back on his own because he’s not going to be kidnapped or shot or sexually assaulted. That safe. Are there drug users and drug pushers here? Yes. But they aren’t out in the open. My uncle has been hooked on drugs and in and out of prison for years. The govt tried really hard to help him- rehab, requiring him to check in every day evening for testing and track that he return home before a certain time (they wear a tracker which is removed eventually). Unfortunately he couldn’t overcome his addiction despite strong family support and made a horrible mistake- helping to hold a huge amount of drugs. He was arrested and sentenced to death. He is awaiting his execution by hanging. We’ve rallied around him but are saying our goodbyes. He will have a few years before he is executed. Right now, he is allowed to eat what he wants and read what he wants and watch whatever shows he wants in prison. He gets to have counselling by chaplains too. He can’t overcome the addition and is resigned and relieved by the sentence. His wife was an addict but was successfully rehabilitated by the govt and supported also by our caring family members. She has gainful employment and is doing well. She’s sad for my uncle but was unable to help him stop his habit. Is our family protesting the hanging? No. Why? Because laws are there to protect the society so people will not become like my uncle, to protect our people against a drug epidemic that is spreading everywhere else in our region. It is tragic that he is one of those who will flee executed. It is very sad for us. But we acknowledge the necessity of the strict laws. The death penalty has huge support in Singapore. It’s not because the people are for death by hanging, but because we don’t want our kids to be scourged by drugs like Tranq and Fentanyl. If you enjoy your absolute freedom, I’m happy for you. I’m happy with my type of freedom- the freedom not to have to wander streets like those in Philadelphia, the freedom and peace of mind that our streets aren’t crawling with drug pushers and people robbing people. Freedom from the worry that an angry youth will go around gunning down students using a gun they stole from their parent. You choose your freedom. You choose your poison. There will always be pros and cons. I’m happy with ours.

[@rolandvillareal9337]

Been so long since I’ve seen unbiased journalism , thanks Douglas Murray , stay safe and God bless.

[@wowsunroof]

Superb documentary. You show remarkable compassion for your subjects, but you are still able to deliver the difficult-to-accept message.

[@Kimber-bz9fe]

Your documentation is by the far the BEST I have seen on this issue. Outstanding on your part thank you. God Bless from OZ Down Under

[@Joemammatype3]

So sad. Douglas I’m a big fan, you do great work.

[@AB-rx6no]

Me too

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

A man after my heart. Fearlessly strikes at nonsense and injustice, a gay man who is more man than a lot of straight men

[@Brett.D]

What has his sexual orientation got to do with anything?

[@bhante1345]

"It takes a real man to bum another man."

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Who cares ??

[@cameronsmith8986]

HA, GAYYYYYY

[@LondonGoldie7]

😂

[@idaho7370]

Great journalism from Douglas Murray as always. Seeing those grieving parents is heartbreaking.

[@indianastoned8234]

Thank you for this. This issue deserves more attention.

[@annvirco7308]

Douglas Murray is absolutely my favorite journalist and author,he goes where Angels feat to tread and tells the absolute truth , I wish there were more Douglas Murray's in the world

[@katiecoollady]

Bless you Douglas for shining a light on this darkness.

[@davidanalyst671]

Douglas couldn't find a genocide if he was embedded with the troops who were starving and killing civilians.

[@user-mn6sq3is4t]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joecarey4356]

I would ha e love to meet you. I didn't know you were going to Philadelphia. How you walked the streets and know one recognized you is mind blowing. Love your honesty. Don't stop.

[@jellyrcw12]

This documentary is amazing. Thank you for being so brave and honest!!

[@DandelionScribe]

Douglas, thank you so much for actually investigating and talking about emerging issues instead of wasting your intellect on the culture war, like so many people have. You are amazing for this.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

he seems to have demonstrated for some years, now, an unusual capability to do both and quite well.

[@Muljinn]

This is *part* of the culture war, that’s part of the problem. Or perhaps, more accurately, has become so. The hard right approach of throwing everyone in jail doesn’t work well and causes other serious side effects. The hard lefts’ brainless insistence on decriminalization works not at all and now a lot of people are digging in on their respective corners.

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

You don’t think this situation has leftism/socialism/marxism written all over it? Ignorance is bliss I guess

[@carsandsports123]

Both are important. People take drugs to begin with when the culture degrades

[@dixonpinfold2582]

_11 Things That Improve, The More Poor Choices Are Stigmatized:_ 1) Fewer lives are ruined 2) Fewer people show up in emergency rooms 3) Fewer people live in poverty 4) Fewer people are victims of crime 5) Fewer police are needed 6) Fewer prisons need to be built 7) Fewer chaotic things of all sorts happen and the better society runs 8) Fewer girls end up selling their bodies 9) Fewer good things like education need to be denied money and attention 10) Fewer people die prematurely 11) Fewer people fall into depression and unhappiness I could've come up with hundreds of such things. "Stigma" is nothing compared to all these gravely serious problems. _Bring it back._

[@mitch1981]

Awesome to see you doing REAL journalism, love it!

[@Itskilo]

I'm 100% down for a "Douglas Murray Investigates" series. Please keep these coming!

[@davehallett810]

The whole West is falling apart 😔

[@simonw1313]

Oh well.

[@davehallett810]

@simonw1313 Oh well we had a good run...

[@George.Andrews.]

No it isn't. Cheer up

[@kevinpankanin6222]

We can still save it! Strong men must stand up and lead their communities with supportive women by their sides

[@simonw1313]

@@kevinpankanin6222 - go back to bed Kev.

[@kalynn17]

Ibogaine for opioid dependency!!!! Everyone affected by this needs to look into this therapy ❤

[@jasonmartinez9909]

Wow, an actual piece of investigative journalism! More please.

[@ellenoneill7853]

I've been following this situation for a few years in America, its out of control. The people have lost hope and no one is coming to help. Excellent job highlighting this.

[@geordieal9187]

Me too- seems the USA have been very slow to react and are still what I consider to be in the Dark Ages with their fragmented way of treating the huge problem it has more recently become…this tranq with fentanyl is serious stuff, the worst of all. Good luck to everyone struggling with addiction of any sort 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@meatwadsprlte]

I remember when I was using in the mid 2010s, thinking shit couldn’t get worse than what it was. If you were to tell me that in a decade there would be no heroin on the market and it would be fake lab made fent mixed with tranq that eats ur skin away and people are losing limbs to, I would think you’re nuts and that no one would do it if it became that.

[@gruweldaad]

Please keep making documentaries Douglas. We love you.

[@dalevintage]

Thank you Mr. Murray. ❤️ 🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@scottsandmeyer]

The best report on the subject I have seen. There is no solution except to cut off the supply. My grandfather was born, and grew up in Kensington, over a century ago and it wasn't nearly as lawless as now. Even the police don't go there. No one should be rewarded for abuse, and criminal justice has no answer. I worked in criminal justice for 33 years, and nearly everyone was drug connected in some way. There is rarely a successful outcome, even years later.

[@hrvsmart]

Cutting off the supply is impossible.

[@socialmediaaccount404]

He's right you can't cut off the supply. Drugs should be made legal in a similar way to alcohol so the supply can be controlled and taken out of the hands of organized crime. It's not going to solve the addiction problem but it would make the whole situation a lot less horrible.

[@jameseverett4976]

I'm willing to bet that allowing nutritional food in our country would solve at least half of the problem. People do drugs because they want to feel good, and they don't feel good because our food is sh_. Mandatory radiating of all produce kills the vitamin C in it, as well as who knows what else. Americans are extremely vit C deficient. Also current mass farming methods don't produce food with adequate minerals. A certain almond type can kill cancer, but the tree is outlawed in the US. Pasturized milk doesn't "do a body good" either. We cook the milk to kill the bacteria that produces yogurt, then add the bacteria in again to make the yogurt, as with all other dairy products. It's insane reasoning. Create a good effective health product and you'll be hearing from the FDA and FBI. I once had a molebdenum suppliment that helped me. I ran out and ordered another bottle, but it was worthless - didn't help at all anymore, so I left a bad review on Amazon. The company that produced it told me the FDA made them change their formula. Our leaders don't have our best interests at heart, and it's interesting - or should I say "predictable" that they don't really want to stop this drug crisis. They want us dead.

[@BigDome1]

"cut off the supply" yeah not like we tried that for 100 years

[@geordieal9187]

Pretty much the best post I’ve seen on here, it will be a problem as long as criminals supply the drugs.

[@user-bd5nh5eb4b]

Douglas is one of ,if not the most intelligent journalist alive today.❤

[@heatherhigson342]

Douglas Murray is truly a brave man , he’s such an inspiring journalist. Wish i could be mentored and taken on jobs with him .

[@klausmuhlhoff1464]

Thank you Douglas , I am going to show this video to my children and grandchildren

[@Adevine369]

Someone needs to shed light on this literal crisis

[@George.Andrews.]

Then, we can work on the literacy crisis

[@lepermessiyah5823]

people have, no one cares, and dems definitely want it to continue.

[@oscarfeatherstone6688]

What do you think this documentary is for?

[@collydub1987]

It's literally in the news every day 😂

[@EE-uj6tw]

Another moronic comment hungry for likes.

[@SquirtlePower809]

God BLESS the people taking care of addicts! The Savage volunteers and organization is an example of truly doing good for the world!

[@Tate-sf7ec]

They should show this in every high school in the country

[@silaslizzie43]

I can tell you with certainty that Portland's decriminalization of drugs has been an absolute disaster, not just for addicts but for the entire city. Portland has become a wasteland where it is unsafe to be on the streets after dark and you have to watch your belongings at all hours - this, in a once beautiful city. Voters, the overwhelming majority without any knowledge of substance treatment, should NEVER have been allowed to vote on the issue. Many voters I have spoken with who voted 'yes' on measure 110, voted based on their feelings or beliefs, not on actual research or facts. Now we all sit in the nightmare of measure 110, weak-minded city politicians, and permissive attitudes toward mob rule and vandalism. It feels like the apocalypse here. In regard to addicts having autonomy over their lives: If an otherwise able bodied person cannot be self supporting, as a taxpayer, I do not want to fund their addiction. I see so-called 'safe use' programs as addiction funded by tax payers. If you want to talk about autonomy, how about we talk about responsibility and the common good?

[@snwtoy]

And yet in other cities around the world without fentanyl and that flesh eating horror issues, decriminalization has been effective. I think it's pretty safe to say decrim is not the whole issue - the introduction of these synthetic opioids in the past few years has run roughshod over societies.

[@Muljinn]

@snwtoy name *one* city where decriminalization *alone* has worked?

[@MaterLacrymarum]

I don't think you quite get it. For the problem to exist, these drugs must already have been in your city. In fact, evidence from across the US suggests every single city has been affected. So even without any kind of legalization, the problem would have been there, and lots of problems would have resulted. In other words, don't blame the de-criminalization, it's not the cause, it's a band aid for control.

[@funknotik]

@@Muljinnthe entire country of Portugal.

[@Puzzlesocks]

@@MaterLacrymarum I think you are the one who doesn't quite get it. Certain laws only work in certain environments. Decriminalization was one of the major catalysts to Portland descending into shit because drugs were already a problem there before decriminalization. Certain native Tribes ban alcohol on their lands for instance because their people can't handle the drink. Decriminalizing radically increased the availability, which also lowered the cost, which is why people can stay high all day every day from the spare change obtained from recycling cans. Are you suggesting a different solution? Or are you just saying there is nothing we can do?

[@warrenkable7009]

So so sad to see, as an Australian who worked in the US for a while back in the 80''s, the extent of this situation is so scary....

[@emmamunro7208]

I'm Australian too, how long before this is us ? I'm terrified

[@johnscoon7849]

What marvel my eyes and splash my brain is the humble, tender, empathetic approach of your productions, you are a God anointed sociologist to embrace human race towards the richness of pleasure, oneness with kingdom

[@HMSindistinguishable]

In that last scene, she finds her granddaughter. Touching