I Investigated the Country Where Every Drug is Legal...

[@TylerOliveira]

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[@Pog3817]

Oh cool

[@LeticiaArredondo397]

Thanks

[@Kaspmar]

Hi

[@RandomFunnyShorts.]

yes

[@firstnamelastname3429]

Ello

[@ericstruk]

As a Canadian, I hope everyone realizes how delusional the government is and votes them out so we can solve issues like this.

[@interviduals3224]

Honestly though, they're making all the bad decisions

[@John-lc2lz]

Our democracy has been compromised. Good luck voting them out.

[@hddy5994]

nothing will change whilst you're run by the far left maniacs

[@Anne_Onymous]

I wouldn't hold my breath

[@Kyle_Canadian]

Cool I’m also Canadien and i agree

[@susansimon7428]

They banned smoking cigarettes in public places because of second hand smoke yet smoking fentanyl in public is OK???? Make that make sense.

[@bububibi6315]

exactly what i wanted to write .

[@ImRollingEm]

Using drugs in public is illegal in Canada, however the possession of small amounts of hard drugs was decriminalized because prosecuting and punishing people for addiction is cruel and isn't an effective way to curb and reduce this issue I do agree that the bill that was implemented should be scrutinized because not taking the necessary steps to rehabilitate while implementing decriminalization policies is going to fail. The right move is to rehabilitate and decriminalize, no one should be punished for addiction, these drugs are evil and they take a hold of us and it's very hard to free yourself for that grip

[@cee.marie00]

the sad thing is the safe supply program just fueled even more fentanyl…people would get their daily dilaudid or morphine and sell them for fentanyl anyways

[@rainforme1850]

It doesn’t make sense at all. We have the same problems in the states

[@peterpeter5666]

Trudeau has destroyed Canada!

[@MalzMainKain]

As a European im shocked that this is happening in a country like Canada.

[@TheCanadianCitizen]

Don't let it scare you this is just East Hastings in Vancouver. Its like the Portland of Canada. If you avoid the Greater Vancouver Area and the GTA you'll be fine.

[@fuongbregas]

America 2, actually

[@fuongbregas]

@@TheCanadianCitizen I've been to Portland in July, if this is similar to downtown Portland, then it was fcked.

[@gameplaysfordayz5967]

Canada and America are shit shows rn..

[@omygodish3]

I live here and it's crazy how bad it's getting

[@patshelton7942]

As an Australian, I'm super shocked to see this happening in Canada. Canadian government and leaders should be ashamed of themselves for not taking actions to stop this.

[@l-p9664]

We have a year left whit trudeau at least (AFTER 10 FUKING YEARS)

[@krysborek8724]

God save the King! the other may die... Oh Canada!

[@IsaacEtim-j8t]

It’s the worst situation 1 million dollars minimum to buy a home.

[@crimcyan3037]

This is just East Hastings Street in Vancouver, it has been like this forever lol. Rest of Canada is fine, It's literally just the one street

[@craigmarkham2682]

It will come here as well as the greens push for legal use and possession . People refer to success in Portugal 25 years ago , that was purely needle use in public and the spread of HIV. Overall drug use went through the roof .

[@Ami-el3kk]

I’m from the Netherlands and it’s not a secret we are pretty open when it comes to drugs. But this… this is insane and fucking heartbreaking. This should NOT be real.

[@stoneneils]

Its not real..you're being shown the absolute worst few blocks of a huge city of millions lol...youtube is so good at making people who've never travelled think every city and country is falling apart. I could bring you to this mess in any city going back to the 70s...one of my earliest memories is seeing men lying around outside a homeless shelter on the ground...circa 1975.

[@OlafRooster]

This is exactly what Canadians wanted so let them enjoy it?

[@sourlab]

​@@stoneneilsit's still sth that's happening , I'm sorry but we have to stop blinding people

[@sourlab]

​@@stoneneilsalso did you even read the disclaimers ?

[@violetblythe6912]

@@stoneneils just because there are good areas of a city doesn't mean it's not still a major problem. Millions of people across the country live like this and its not okay. It's no longer just "their choice" when addiction is involved, and the rest of the citizens are also affected by this.

[@alannamarohnic4722]

Our mainstream media in Canada would never show us this nightmare. Absolutely horrifying.

[@SpiiderDoog]

This government is corrupt. Next chance I get I’m leaving for good.

[@OphiuchiChannel]

They do Ive seen it often

[@hadmatter9240]

lmao.

[@Milkskinlavish]

Lmao that’s a lie

[@Det_core]

They show us this literally all the time what the fuck are you talking about

[@roxannemarrero8728]

The thing is, there’s a difference between decriminalizing drugs and decriminalizing drugs while also hosting treatment, support, medical care, and rehabilitation for free

[@CyberneticCuldean]

This could be greatly reduced just enforcing the law. Arrest people stealing, arrest people selling drugs, arrest and confiscate people in possession of drugs. It's not a complicated matter.

[@morreamanha]

yeah, Portugal decriminalised ALL drugs 30 years ago. as a Portuguese I don’t see what’s the big issue tbh 🤷

[@CyberneticCuldean]

​@@morreamanha Did you not see the state of that hell hole? Does Portugal have tent cities in every city? Does the justice system let out repeat offending criminals victimizing the citizens? We don't need your laws or lack there of. We need Singapore's laws.

[@morreamanha]

@@CyberneticCuldean “lack there of” yeah my dude, when you’re contry is in the the top 10 safest countries in the world I don’t think you have a “lack of laws”. and when we did change the laws we had the higher consumption of heroin per capita in the world. we don’t have all the problems you mentioned precisely because all drugs are decriminalised.

[@CyberneticCuldean]

@@morreamanha drugs are decriminalized in Portugal and many places in Canada such as Vancouver. Your country may be faring well like that but ours is not as you can see in this video. Both decriminalized, not the same result. Saying you don't have homeless encampments and serial felons that are just released into the public everyday because drugs are decriminalized is a bit of a leap.

[@Mcdogmom288]

Amazing video.. It’s crazy how many people go through so much traumas from this abusive drugs. heroin addiction actually destroyed my life, i suffered severe depression and mental disorder, not until my son recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.

[@Islasss-z8m]

I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.

[@MorrisBasar-jm9lc]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@CathieGomez-mp8sk]

Yes sure of Pedroshrooms

[@NetaZjdb]

Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.

[@RoseMary-z8f]

Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google

[@randybernhard8437]

Lol that store owner's paranoia and guilt shows it all. He thinks just because you are filming you are somehow with the Canadian version of IRS or some sort of investigator. He even panics and goes, "I PAY ALL MY TAXES!" when that wasn't even in question.

[@Lespaul5697]

Exactly bro I was like come on buddy everyone knows those owners and most smoke shop owners do not pay taxes on a lota shit and be sellin shit under the table lmao I was thinking the same I’m like damn the owner is freaking out for no reason goes to show

[@Bleek_MOB320]

My smoke shop here in Vegas definitely doesn’t tax unless the price is already set at say $1.29

[@Bleek_MOB320]

Anything wit 99 cents on it, that’s it $1

[@meganwills56]

All corner stores here in Canada sell pipes, bongs, torches etc. must have had other sketchy things going on to react like that.

[@adamledrew4489]

Should have asked for his immigration papers. Would have scared him shitless

[@anti-fame]

Every time people talk about decriminalization they always mention Portugal (4:03). Portugal didn't simply allow everyone to use drugs legally, they did a health project around drugs. They introduced this subject at school to warn students, they made loads of campaigns AGAINST drugs, and they HELPED drug users with free medical care and psychological help - which it didn't happen before since they could end up in jail. They decriminalize the USE of drugs to HELP people, not to make profit since it's still ILLEGAL to sell drugs.

[@flaviagdcfung9799]

In Portugal is not illegal own a small amount of drug in your pocket. People are allowed to use drugs, people were dying in the 80s and 90s. The law change to help people and to stop them to share needles 💉 and control infection/diseases, they gave the kit and offer help. The problem still excites but not in an apocalyptic manner. Not sure if that is the same thing???? Yes I grew up with posts in school, doctors hospitals , trains or underground 🚊. It makes me wonder if the problem is in the drug or people??looks like a very strong drug and people they can’t get away from it. Portugal did so to stop people to share needles to control transmitted diseases by the sharing/couples and new borns.

[@robinsss]

hard drugs are still ILLEGAL in Canada

[@jannd8170]

@@robinsss Yeah claiming drugs here are "illegal" just because we stopped arresting users shows a completely lack of knowledge of drug treatment and our laws.

[@robinsss]

@@jannd8170 on the law books which hard drug is legal in any province in Canada?

[@1313aves]

Plus didnt it take like ten years or so to actually see this policy work out and for stats to showcase a huge decline in drug use?

[@raincheck01]

You can’t just decriminalize drugs and then do nothing else. They have to provide regulation of those drugs, housing and treatment for the addicted like she mentioned.

[@ChoppedBananas]

Exactly. I support decriminalizing because drug addiction is typically a mental health issue, but you can't just legalize and walk away. You have to address the mental health portion of it. Here in the U.S. we just throw them in the prison system which makes the situation worse as well.

[@JMD533]

If prohibition doesn’t work, what makes you think regulation will? If the regulated drugs are more expensive due to that regulation as well as taxes, why won’t addicts keep getting it from the guy down the street that has it cheaper, even if it’s stepped on?

[@raincheck01]

@@JMD533 because the guy down the street won’t exist. Where are all the alcohol bootleggers and illegal moonshine distillers now? People in general want to have safety including addicts. When the government is getting taxes from it all they get rid of or legitimize the guy down the street. Also, as we see in California, prices are very competitive now for thc products because there are so many options for where to buy. Ultimately though the goal is to help people get clean not enable them as is being done in this situation. The reason it has worked in other countries is the end goal wasn’t just harm reduction, it was actually helping people get clean.

[@raincheck01]

@@ChoppedBananas it’s all bat dung crazy! The fact of the matter is someone is making a lot of money off this system the way it is or it would change. It’s not the drug dealers…

[@justified004]

​@JMD533 you're not wrong, but the key to legalization with regulation is to not half ass it and allow time for the regulations to have an impact. Take alcohol for example, the amount of laws around not juat the sell but the production of it makes it hard to for illegal activity around it to take place. Too many lawmakers miss that point. So when they just make it legal I. A place like Vancouver, they don't do everything else that comes with it from regulating the sells to taxing to programs to deal with addicts.

[@ventturegg]

As a Mexican, i'm also shocked, even our streets are not like that.

[@qijingfan5656]

lol oh please you guys mug this into the US everyday trash

[@MtmsSanz]

⁠@@qijingfan5656 They discovered a fentanyl lab in Canada recently, so I guess Canada does its part too.

[@MtmsSanz]

Si la verdad ya ni aquí se ve eso, ah pero el gordot3 ese dice que es un insulto el comparar a México con Canadá. 🙄🤣

[@pape3321]

​@@qijingfan5656stop funding the cartels with your weapons and dollars, and everything automatically will solve.

[@STOPSYPHER]

I’m really glad non-Canadians are displaying this for the world to see. Nobody outside of Canada ever believes how bad it is. They just laugh at you because “Canada is only full of nice people” and there’s no problems or whatever. But that’s so far from the truth it’s not even funny. It ain’t sweet up here. At all really. Don’t mistake courtesy and vague politeness as weakness or harmlessness.

[@lacy01]

i had no clue this was even going on. i thought chicago was bad but damn…

[@shaynedool2349]

yep its shithole the most expensive one on the planet

[@kirahoward23]

​@@lacy01Same

[@RedaiRmal]

This is about how it is in Portland too. Same underlying issue too. Sure is fuckin sad. Glad I left Oregon before it went to shit.

[@aggresivepommes3719]

Im thinking about emigrating to Canada. That will not stop me 😂😂

[@nict4918]

I live in Vancouver & honestly i think that everything has been decriminalized so that the addicts will eventually wipe themselves out. There is no proper rehabilitation offered and no actual solution provided. Its disgusting & inhumane.

[@judas_saves]

What a shame... what a SHAME! Now i hear that fentanyl is mixed with a drug that is horse drug standard (I stand corrected if wrong), in essence making an even stronger drug which ROTS/EATS FLESH of the IV user! Remember the Krokodil street drug from Russia that exploded some 15-20 years ago? ...what a shame..

[@hoganmisses7448]

This was the first thing I thought when I saw this.

[@englewood1971]

Hopefully it works 😊

[@borisagayn4959]

Vancouver is a trash place.

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

@@englewood1971 It won't work because the area around INSITE has had a large decriminalization area for years, and it's full of addicts. Additionally this isn't even the majority of addicts, add another 100,000 sitting at home and capable of holding down a job.... for now, add in the new addicts every year and this will not go away.

[@sanazlol7433]

I live in Vancouver and the amount of times I’ve seen people use drugs on the bus or skytrain is insane, I’m genuinely terrified every time.

[@apurv5847]

Do they become violent too?

[@nunyaplayz]

i was there from wales in 1998 absolutely loved Vancouver went on sky train train to Barnaby from downtown i think love Vancouver 😢 love to come back

[@esmeraldaalexandra45]

yes! I live here too and once there was someone smoking crack besides me on the bus!

[@DanielBlak]

Vote conservative next time

[@ava4689]

@@nirmondal9807you cant really run anywhere on a bus

[@AW-yf4qf]

I'm a 17 year old canadian who became addicted to meth. but managed to overcome but I can't say the same for my uncle and friends of mine😢 I hope everyone here gets the help they need

[@BenSobie]

It’s amazing you have overcome it my friend I wish you and your loved ones all the best

[@luv3bud]

Proud of you🎉

[@renee8402]

For you, please stay safe

[@qijingfan5656]

trash junkie

[@mateusz3541]

Great to see you understand this. You speak fluent English, you are young. Save your money, learn how to test apps and move to a different country. Everywhere in the world native English speaking app testers are demanded and payed well. You can literally live like a prince in Poland or Montenegro with minimum effort!

[@CataclysmDM]

I live in Canada, and it's getting straight up disgusting wherever the junkies move in. It simply isn't safe living anywhere close to "safe injection sites." I despise my government.

[@pbufh]

Vote conservative

[@newsundesign]

@@pbufhJust did. Let’s go Rustad.

[@datgurl12121]

Do you think they stop using if they don't have safe injection sites? They'll just OD in public parks and fast food restaurant bathrooms, clogging up our already clogged healthcare system.

[@1ReikiFloW]

The government is just a reflection of the sleeple who live here. Most lines up to get jabbed in 2020😂 truly dumb

[@blakelagon]

Geting bad here in calgary

[@phattas2329]

I live in Alberta, just one province over and had NO IDEA this was even a thing, I never saw it once on the news or in the media. We shouldn't have to go to youtube channels hundreds of times smaller than official news sites to find this information but here we are... Thank you for reporting on this because our media wont

[@300hothead]

Fuck you talking about, turn on CBC Vancouver and its basically a weekly report on how bad drug usage in Vancouver is for the last 10 years😂 I should know as I went between Alberta and BC for the last 12 years due to most of my family living in Alberta

[@zometthecomet]

The fuck ? Do you live indoors going to and from work with out watching the news or KZbin ? I’ve lived here for 30 years and I’ve seen how bad this is down town bro! Stop walking around with your eyes closed

[@boytusok9197]

Actually travel around and you'll see it too! It was like this 6+ years ago when i went thru east Hastings

[@RJDA.Dakota]

Yes but it shows you totally unbiased news. The camera doesn’t discriminate. It’s actually better than the actual newscast from any legacy network.

[@bbabiie]

Watch through a blue lens.. from the early 90s and not much better ... Edit 2003 not 90s lol

[@Evan-pl6jo]

As a Canadian who lives in Vancouver I feel that this video is very important to spread awareness to the problems we have in Canada thank you Tyler for spreading awareness to this problem

[@CornPop09090]

what's the solution? clearly not the current liberal party leftist regime!

[@desireesimpson4665]

Same here but this is Hastings like the bottom of the barrel there are many many many beautiful communities as well let’s not forget how beautiful it also is here as well it’s not like every one is like this yeah it’s sad it’s disgusting but it’s also a tiny area of the city

[@alx9r]

Sure, but what does it say about all our beautiful communities that we do nothing to improve this dumpster fire.

[@ivymarie.]

THIS is not the problem though, most of these people were longterm care patients living in Riverview - when Riverview closed its doors in 2012 bc the governmentdidn't want to fund it anymore, they literally packed up the patients who had nowhere to go, bussed them down to DTES and left them homeless there, THAT is the truth, THAT is what happened

[@MisteriosMr]

I thought in Canada all those problems were much less common than here in the U.S

[@Geemeel1]

Here in Amsterdam, Holland, cannabis has been legalized for years, and surprisingly, we don’t see sky-high addiction rates. Att all actually. Why? Because it’s not just about legalization-it’s about education.The big difference is that we’ve spent decades teaching our youth how to approach it responsibly. You can’t just legalize cannabis/drugs overnight and hope for the best. It takes a cultural shift, patience, and a long-term strategy to prevent misuse.

[@jr.chicken2241]

Cannabis does not cause a single one of those fatal side effects you're seeing on east hastings. Your approach on cannabis is extremly misinformed. Clearly your country didn't educate you enough

[@AshCupric]

That scene from the “safe” injection site gave me chills. Totally apocalyptical and to me looks like more like a genocide facility than an actual medical office. Truly disturbing…

[@rutvikrs]

Pierre Polivere has much to answer for.

[@sharonsart]

Agree. Wasn't what I was expecting to see. :-( The only good thing about it, was they weren't on the street.

[@AshCupric]

@@rutvikrs you’re right!!

[@AshCupric]

@@sharonsart I definitely understand that but in a way the indoor ‘clinic’ is even more disturbing. It’s one thing if these people do their drugs on the streets but seeing how organized it all is, it seems like there’s some sinister agenda at play. Almost like assisted suicide.

[@JanWoods-d3p]

IT DOES NOT GET MUCH CRAZIER THAN THIS ❗️💥🤯🤬

[@shadowwarrior2030]

Addicts calling for decriminalization of drugs is like criminals calling for police abolition. And Vancouver's politicians fell for this stupidity.

[@PEJK6771]

The politicians knew it’s the people who live there that are stupid. The mayor said they want to be like the other west coast city’s San Fran, Portland, LA etc..

[@lamoten8723]

It’s not that they fell for it. They just want more votes

[@imiguifurr]

The problem is that no real measures were taken, they just legalized the drugs and that's it... That's not how it's dine at all. It almost seems they were trying to get rid of addicts by letting them overdose...

[@seashellmac1968]

or did the politicians really care? I'm beginning to wonder if it's a depopulation move to be honest. I don't trust many anymore. I've seen and know too much now to think otherwise. Pretty sick evil folks running things these days :(

[@zippytripi2412]

😂the comparison hear like Jude's helping Nazis lol

[@dirtycrewman]

I have a very hard time to believe that a government can create a situation like this by accident. Even the complete idiots that Canadians seem to keep voting for.

[@TG-hp8og]

I wish next goverment meeting is done out on these streats. They need to watch reality .

[@LayneRoxxx]

The vote is rigged in many ways.

[@WhitneyBrock88]

It's all by design. Everything happening in Canada, the USA, and all over the world is all by design. They have been planning all of it for a long time.

[@HenryWoelke]

If votes alone from Canadians is what counted for election, liberals would be out of office

[@cartimandua_]

This is horrible. It's horrific. This is not the way.

[@julg7996]

Thanks this is good JOURNALISM!!!

[@nataliemurray46]

Really? I’ve lived in Vancouver my whole life and he got so much wrong in this video. He’s not a good journalist at all. He can’t even gets the facts correct… Also Vancouver isn’t a country lol

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

No it's not. He's lying. The only drug legal in Canada is cannabis. That's it. No other drugs are legal. This guy is wrong. I'm a Brit living in Canada.

[@ae2sa]

Tyler, as someone who lives in Vancouver, thank you for coming here and bringing this to the spotlight for the world and your viewers. I applaud you.

[@DirtBikeDuo]

Is this what all Vancouver is like btw?

[@horneybegone2390]

Man I thought virus would be the one to make zombie apocalypse Drugs seems to do the same... They are all zombies

[@DiegoMidnightSun]

@@DirtBikeDuoonly some areas

[@darkluck4510]

not at all@@DirtBikeDuo

[@vietnamd0820]

@@DirtBikeDuo I was in Vancouver last year…there are five blocks of homelessness…the rest of Vancouver is really nice…Stanley Park, Sun Yat Sen Garden and Vancouver Lookout are particularly worth checking out

[@bohobellenails]

As an addict, 9 + years in recovery, this is heartbreaking. I can’t tell you how many loved ones I’ve lost to overdoses and that’s here in FL where it’s not legal. That situation is completely out of control and I can’t even describe how devastating it is. I hope British Columbia get their shit together otherwise more and more are going to die

[@solidbanjobanjo9367]

This isn’t about you…

[@williampurnell679]

Thank you for sharing, it’s a serious issue🙏also congrats on 9 years!!!!! Proud of you

[@fhudufin]

@@solidbanjobanjo9367 No one said it was, they gave their own take, it wasnt just venting

[@katarzynagodlewska569]

@@solidbanjobanjo9367 if you don't care, just scroll.

[@dlane7539]

​@@solidbanjobanjo9367go away.

[@hartree.y]

I come from Japan, and this video has been so hard to watch. It is legitimately difficult for me to process what I just saw. I thought this kind of things only comes up in post-apocalyptic video games. I have no words. I'm praying for you, Canada

[@nyk3334]

You guys maintain your homogeneous culture as you should.

[@camer4077]

To be clear this is just in Vancouver, Toronto is not like this at all.

[@coreyroberts47]

@@nyk3334no

[@NewHaven203]

ivangomez947 True! Kensington is worse than Vancouver. Fentanyl walking zombies, piles of trash everywhere, thousands of homeless, decaying buildings, needles on the ground, etc

[@LIVITLUVIT]

Seattle ..Portland...san Fransisco are no different or worse

[@Joe-bh7pf]

Start with mushrooms, try about 3 grams. If you wanna go on a ride do 5

[@mavahenderson7757]

I do 3.5 g of mushrooms every 6 months to reboot my brain.

[@uncle-nice6556]

After my trip yesterday, I did understand why mushrooms are praised... you can have some beautiful experiences on them..

[@kristahutchinson6519]

The hardest part is trying to find where to buy emm.. how did you get yours ?

[@uncle-nice6556]

medicgael

[@uncle-nice6556]

ᵒⁿ ᵗⁱᵏᵒᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ

[@testificate_derp]

As a Canadian citizen, i have changed my life to stay away from downtown Vancouver because it's full of homeless and shifters, aka drug users. I hope for a better future where people can walk down the streets of downtown Vancouver and not be afraid for their safety and well-being.

[@PEJK6771]

They got what they voted for.

[@KcYukon]

​​@@PEJK6771hopefully they see the light and vote properly next time...

[@PEJK6771]

@@KcYukon I doubt it, Alberta is objectively the best province to live in because of our policies and it nearly went NDP.

[@jeannewang900]

We were in Surrey, then we moved to AB, but at the small city, drug problem is serious as well.

[@hadmatter9240]

Good luck, my friend.

[@jblen]

I think this video has done more to dissuade me from hard drugs than anything in school did. We even had a guy who recovered from a heroin addiction and showed pictures of his rotting leg from using dodgy needles before it was amputated. We also had families of people who lost their children or siblings to drugs but man seeing this makes it seem so much worse because you actually see it on a real person. It's no longer just a horror story, it's a human being and the state of that city with literally every street filled with users passed out or being mugged or ODing right there is insane. I'm glad this was documented.

[@SimSimi.ツ]

But let's face it, he didn't even force them to use drugs, they are adults responsible for their own decisions. But of course the mafia state that encourages drug use, whether through propaganda and even offering money to anyone who uses drugs is to blame for this.

[@ogi22]

@@SimSimi.ツ Yes, it was their decision. But you have to realise something even more horrible. Why they took it in the first place? Today, coping with fast life, stress, virtually no future... It is really hard to stay positive when you look around and try to live your life. Many people just give up life for a bit of pleasure inside their own heads. Many of those people were abused. Sometimes so hard, that a "normal" person hearing their stories would say they are lying. Just because a lot of people can't believe the hell, other people can create. So don't be so fast in judgement. And Canada made something even more horrible. Removing sanctions without preparing other possibilities for those people should be considered as a crime.

[@ogi22]

@@M.L.- If he is aware, he is probably doing this to simply "check out" of this world in his own way, since as you mentioned, euthanasia is forbidden. This was something Pratchett was talking about. It is very hard to work in such places. Even harder if it is someone very close to you (family member, partner).

[@dw5294]

His choice. He's made his bed and now has to lie in it.

[@sephdm]

my theory is if you saw what kind of 'dead animals' come out of a regular drug user's nose, that would stop you from using more than anything you've seen here :-)

[@Iridescent1103]

For someone who’s mother was an addict until she died, this is such a relief for light being shined on this.

[@Dilan-L-T]

It must be difficult to live around this generally; it's unfortunate that that's how it is sometimes.

[@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69]

Sorry I lost my girlfriend to this and most of my friends. I got clean and off the streets of Vancouver in 2018. If it wasn’t for the cops arresting me constantly I may have used until I died

[@Zambiblor]

@@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69REDEMPTION

[@ac2987]

@@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69thank you for sharing this man, it takes a lot and it looks like you’ve come a long way. I salute you sir. Have an amazing life and good luck with anything you pursue

[@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69]

@@ac2987 Thanks! Now I lift weights and rescue rabbits 🐇. Alpha male stuff

[@KindredKeepsake]

You guys are bold. I was really fearing for your lives. Thank you for risking them for the footage!

[@MarkJensen-x1j]

i lived on Hastings for 5 months during my addiction, it was one of the worst times of my life, I am now a year and 4 months clean and carrying on with my days, happy to be alive and kicking!! Power to the ones still suffering and still lost. Keep up the great work thanks for showing the reality of the scene

[@alexmj7682]

I am so happy for you ☺️

[@cauliflowerpower41]

I pray your permanent success and God be with

[@N1kk1009]

❤ You got this 💪💪

[@paulgavian90]

Fr, addiction and death, not fun

[@lyla4489]

Im so proud of you 💪

[@WhiteHillCZ]

As a Canadian who is very concerned about the direction our country is headed, I want to thank you for covering this. I have witnessed friends and family OD, and as for the "safe injection sites," they look like nothing more than the crack houses my friends used to hang out in.

[@CT-75-67_Edits]

Other provinces have their own rules but it's Trudeau that's our problem get him out no more drugs

[@jesseritchie9282]

​@@CT-75-67_EditsHim, and other ways of the cartels smuggling fentanyl in the country.

[@emptyhad2571]

Like the comment above mine said.

[@Chadmlad]

What a simplistic way to think of the drug epidemic,@@CT-75-67_Edits

[@mcrodosn]

Yup. these sites are really just to prevent the spread of HIV which apparently was becoming more rampant. I wish we did more. There's people that actually want help but they end up right back.. I'm 26 and it's crazy there's people I went to highschool with literally on the street now. Mental health talks are just becoming normal to talk about now but kind of wish it started at least 10+ years sooner..

[@sheilabush7066]

You guys have a lot of balls to get this video done. Thank you for enlightening the awful life of drug abuse.

[@LostTemplate]

same goes for alcoholism…so should we criminalize that too?

[@Polska_Edits]

​@@LostTemplatepublic Drunkeness is a crime in most places lol

[@wes4736]

​@@LostTemplatedude, what world do you live in?

[@flashdr1ve]

@@wes4736fucking Mars dude 😂

[@thegreatgatsby8180]

Canadians DESERVE EVERYTHING that's coming to them. 😂 This is the consequence of your w0ke govt. From giving refuge to Khalistani terrorists to drug epidemic. And for some reason they look down on Ameirca for electing TRUMP 😂. I would have Trump as my president ANY DAY than the comedian in Canaada 😂😂😂😂

[@EmilySilva-ny2en]

@TylerOliveira Thank you for all of your hard work and exposing the truth. This is really messed up and awfully sad. Things must change and fast.

[@christmasisawesome9348]

You got balls for filming this. We'd love to see more of it. Stay safe out there man

[@Gemini530]

CNN will never report this.

[@khabdul93]

That’s not balls, that’s craziness, and being out of mind

[@ClosedPenguin]

@@khabdul93 Someone has to report on it though. We need to see this.

[@elliotsober7042]

​@@Gemini530oh yes they will haha watch and see haha

[@Gemini530]

@elliotsober7042 ... Maybe if Trump wins because they'll blame him for everything and anything. Just a week ago they blamed Trump for the first world war.

[@HuntertalksComics]

there’s a huge difference in decriminalization and the government making something legal with restrictions, regulations, and opportunities to get help. my heart hurts for those going through it i hope they find their way out

[@SMEKK_]

I’m being serious right now does nonstop eating cookies count as an addiction

[@Shwert890]

⁠@@SMEKK_anything can be an addictive. Food, drugs, activities all have the capacity to be addictive

[@Krabbenhut]

Thanks, Portugal also decriminalised and it worked much better.

[@chodemode1553]

@@SMEKK_Yes

[@maartenvz]

This comment deserves a lot more attention. Its the only one i've read so far that is focusing on finding a solution tackles the cause iso the consequence

[@grassguy1154]

It’s just depressing seeing so many people being turned into zombies. Thank you, Tyler, the people need to see this.

[@nonstopcooltop]

It’s more depressing to think the Sackler’s are free and billionaires in large mansions. This isn’t accidental. Biden put the woman, Janet Woodcock, who approved 12-year-olds taking synthetic opioids as head of the FDA. One million people are dead, many more living with severe addiction, and almost no one seems to actually care some of the the culprits of the worst crimes in history are actually being CELEBRATED.

[@TheHamburgler123]

Indeed. There were so many broken people out there in such a relatively small area.

[@bradjames95]

the guy doing a burnout seemed to be enjoying himself

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

So? These drug consumers are enjoying themselves. What's the problem? Nobody is forcing anybody else to consumer drugs that they don't want.

[@esaiaswalker8944]

Spain has a much better implementation of this

[@sanya9999]

Why is this not mainstream news every day... how is this allowed to continue.

[@michellegibson4144]

Because JT and his idiotic government changed the rules along with our ridiculous provincial communist government in BC and head medical officer ( BH) policies... this doesn't really affect the policymakers. All news is funded by the government, so they don't put it out for everyone to see. It's not just in Vancouver, it's in every town and city, beyond sad and embarrassing that people let woke government policy take over.

[@slevinsleven2775]

Liberal government. That's why.

[@bayleymacintosh5622]

When you have mainstream media which is funded by the federal government, you have extreme censorship such as that. They dont want to bite the hand that feeds. They dont want people to know what an utter failure the government is.

[@emilyobrien3975]

Thank you for making this. My mother left to Victoria BC when I was 9, and as a 25 year old I have yet to see her again. She went to “treat” her drug addiction and ended up way deeper. I was always told she helped run these safe injection sites and I always wondered what it entailed, seems like exactly what my worst fears were. This was just a good eye opener as to how my life would’ve looked if she took me with her.. thank you

[@RustyShakleford1]

I'm sorry you didn't have a loving Carring mother I wish you all the best in your healing

[@godswittness69]

There are generational curses, and all types of different things that we must deal with as families... I know very much about addiction, and I can tell you. Your mom didn't have a choice. The definition of addiction itself, implies that the addict has no choice. If not they would choose something different, but they can't. You think your mom let you down? That she wasn't strong enough for you ? If it was a question of strength, strong people would easily overcome addiction... its commonly agreed upon that it's not a question of strength though..

[@JakePlisskin12]

No you have no idea what happened to her. You just assume the only thing that's for sure is she left you. I'm so sorry for that. Please don't think that. Anything could have happened.

[@yiusuichung2894]

@@JakePlisskin12🎉e

[@brandorios5989]

Awe God bless 🙏 He had another plan for you

[@DrTroutHunter]

As a citizen of the Greater Vancouver area, I can testify that this situation is out of control. The different levels of local government are more interested in virtue signalling than actually helping people.

[@dragnar12]

As a dutch person This shit horrifies me. I am all for legalization. But the way its done here is fucked

[@Kneecapss]

yeah

[@desireebremner4127]

It's like this in Edmonton, Alberta! It's so bad here. Drive by shootings happening constantly, and the media isn't even talking about it. So many drugs and the homeless population is through the roof. In the last year alone, it's tripled and is only getting worse.

[@lindsaydickson47]

It’s similar in Victoria too

[@railfandepotproductions]

What virtue signaling?

[@giovannimonsivais1388]

I found it ironic how people are openly doing drugs outside a convenient store. But recording inside the convenient store is what crosses the line.

[@kellyalexander4881]

That's what I thought too I think maybe it's because they think doing it inside will cause unwanted people with overdoses

[@kellyalexander4881]

@Escalaminhante at this point, this is the Real Walking Dead

[@J0hN_TF]

When you live there homeless ppl doing drugs is pretty normal, walking around with a camera is not.

[@MysteriousBeingOfLight]

The world is upside down, those people have been brainwashed and are now complete zombies who cant think for themself or have common sense. God knows what injection they have taken. FFS

[@toastfan23]

It's because they have paraphernalia, illegal to film that stuff anywhere in Canada

[@t.rogers7638]

As a Canadian, I am in disbelief that our Gov't allows this to happen. It's heartbreaking. Where are rules and protections? We need to do better 😢

[@ryan_alexander]

Hey bro, as a Vancouverite I just gotta say a few things: 1- drugs are NOT legal in Canada (minus weed), they were only decriminalized in the province of BC. 2- The purpose of decriminalization was to move funds that were used to fund our war on drugs into creating more mental health and substance abuse support programs and the like 3- I've lived here 26 years, and the downtown eastside has always been like this. It's not a new phenomenon All that being said, the provincial and municipal governments have totally shit the bed.

[@bogdanpopescu1401]

3- the table at 13:34 begs to differ; it shows a 7 times increase in the OD deaths over ten years ago

[@ShadowOfNos]

​@@bogdanpopescu1401that's obviously due to fentanyl and the like.

[@dyrectory_com]

It's gotten worst....

[@bogdanpopescu1401]

@@ShadowOfNos of course; on the other hand it seems obvious the decriminalization didn't help, to say the least; and it's stated clearly by people in the video that the new law decriminalizes drugs, instead of legalizing them; it's also explained how the policy is different compared with countries such as Portugal, were decriminalization seems to be a success; it's beyond me how somebody can be so out of touch to start a meaningless argument about the difference between illegal and criminal over this video; or to simply say "it's always been like this"...

[@GenX1969]

@@bogdanpopescu1401look, the decriminalizing approach takes time. Vancouver and places like Vancouver like Philly, NYC, LA have been like this for decades. If it wasn’t for the War on Drugs, I speculate we wouldn’t be dealing with Fentanyl Its taken decades for it to get this bad, it’s going to take at least a decade to clean it up

[@Hexie094]

Portugal, Netherlands, Argentina, Switzerland etc... Have managed to decriminalise some or all drugs and it worked out well. you don't just decriminalise it and hope your problem goes away, you have to invest into social programs to help those people. Just legalising and doing next to nothing is a terrible plan

[@nebukadnezzar3578]

This!

[@TheDrunkenSnipers]

People also need to notice the difference in populations, portugal and Netherlands population combined is 27 million…. America and Canada’s population is 360 Million.

[@hu3_doggyn705]

​@@TheDrunkenSnipersyeah but america alone has 330 million

[@thevocatiousunspeakables709]

Its also culture. There are a lot of things at play here and failing to account for them results in this nonsense

[@TheDrunkenSnipers]

@@hu3_doggyn705 exactly, it’s like when people try to compare gun violence between America and Poland, completely different cultures, populations, laws, etc. Can’t expect something that worked for a country with 2 million people, work for a country with 300 million people. Completely different cultures and people.

[@high_ryze666]

I live in Ontario, and seeing that this is happening in the same country, just a couple of provinces over is absolutely terrifying to me. I can't imagine what it must be like to walk those streets daily.

[@dgenaropa]

a couple of provinces: 2000km

[@gallasebiyo4427]

Toronto would be the same if it wasn't so freezing cold

[@gardenvariety1]

@@gallasebiyo4427^^ agree the only reason why it isn’t AS bad here is the cold tbh

[@sgt_salty_cracka1541]

I live in London Ontario. It's exactly the same here. I dunno where you're at

[@KilurDragon]

Now they putting zombie drug in the weed up there. Be careful and stay safe!!!

[@avvie24]

A coworker had to walk near this street one day. She was approached by someone who was on drugs who went right up to her quickly and then punched her in the face! She luckily was able to run home. It’s unsafe for everyone. Something needs to be done to help these people.

[@coachchase8186]

Born and raised in Vancouver. E Hastings has been a district that is avoided at all costs. It is so sad what that place is and has been for a very long time.

[@revolutionaryhd-zt5yb]

In the area that you lived, did anyone do drugs at any point?

[@coachchase8186]

@@revolutionaryhd-zt5yb There were tons of drugs. My cousin died of a Fentanyl overdose 4 months ago.

[@cot1579]

I go down to International Village Mall to play Magic at RCG. I see at least one tarp/body every week

[@emma.a]

​@cot1579 That's horrible. Something radical needs to be made to the government in Vancouver. I have long-distance relatives living there and they are on the way to moving to New Zealand. I hope something will be done soon so that the city will be cleaned up and that people with drug addiction can be helped one day. 🙏🏼

[@harribo9238]

​@cot1579 that's so sad 😢😢😢 especially coming from an active addict. Am.addicted to smoking crack Nd IVing coke. And this really shocks me !

[@BwaJack]

6:22 That dude that “boosts” for a living, started giving that guys watch a lil inspection 💀

[@jasonargonaught8744]

he shoulda been inspecting his drool hanging out of his mouth.

[@haalandisthegoat6350]

Second

[@ryanwilson5842]

A real good long inspection lmfao

[@thiccunit7187]

Fr we was just taking a lil peak

[@Perry_ThePlatypus]

BwaJack! I watch you’re videos!

[@waterox73]

This is seriously the zombie apocalypse; same in America. You guys are saints for not only bringing this crisis to light but for checking on every single individual you encounter who seems in need of medical help. Bless you both 🙏 ❤

[@grayhax]

I live in America no one around where I live does drugs. In the biggest city of my state the only drug that is popular is mariwuana(I probably butchered that word)

[@RealNotGoldArc]

​​@@grayhaxmarijuana, you were actually pretty close

[@nov2263]

@@grayhax You're delusional if you think noone around where you live do drugs. Drug addicts typically don't advertise it, they do it in private. Not all cities has people sitting on the sidewalks being high, doesn't mean nobody does drugs. All cities in the entire world has drug addicts.Some homeless people sit arond in public because they need to beg for money and food, but that's just a small percentage of all addicts.

[@troppicalbubbles9772]

@@nov2263but America is nothing like this it is not this extreme

[@ellereed5490]

@@grayhaxif you don’t know what to look for, then you won’t spot a drug addict around you. This video is extreme cases where people don’t have to fit into a moving society. Day to day drug users are high functioning and extremely paranoid of being sussed out. I’m glad you’ve never been outright forced to see it, but please don’t think that the people around you aren’t affected by or actively using

[@Aane93]

I am absolutely horrified and feel terrible for all of them.This is beyond bad.

[@rachelkenny3377]

Keep educating us all on this

[@toragodzen]

As an heroin addict (25 years clean) I blamed nobody but myself. I did a wrong move and I did a right move to leave this hell. Yep, it was painful and Im lucky to live in the country where it is hard to get drugs. You cannot mix addicted world and normal world together, its like cancer and healthy tissues. Show this video in schools - this is best you can do. 😢

[@greatmatt301]

As a recovering illicit opioid addict myself it's all too clear that not only is there not enough funding to programs to helps people and get the dealers/supplies removed, most of these people probably don't want help. It wasn't until i learnt about a virtual opioid treatment clinic in my province AND i wanted to stop that i started the road to recovery. As horrible as it sounds, making sure people can use safely and there is help should they want it is probably the most viable long term solution.

[@sirianrune198]

It wasn't your fault that you had an addiction. I suggest learning a thing or two about addiction. A good place to start is the works of Dr. Gabor Mate.

[@greatmatt301]

@sirianrune198 It is the addicts fault, at least partly. We all knew the consequences of sucking on that pipe, popping that pill or piercing your arm. It didn't stop us but we sure as hell knew it

[@lisastover8792]

I know someone who went to a Dr after a car accident, and the very first drug the Dr prescribed was oxytocin. This patient voiced their fears about taking such a strong drug, and what the Dr told her was this " As long as you take it as I prescribe it, you will be fine," She was not fine after 3 years of taking it the Dr told her he could not give her anymore. Just cut her off. So where do you think she ended up? Buying it on the street.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Congratulations on your sobriety friend.

[@AlexFuturemark]

Thank you for sharing. As a Vancouver resident, this is incredibly hard to watch

[@defensivejackass4690]

Is it everywhere? or just certain districts?

[@Sirpoppo]

@@defensivejackass4690 is mostly in one area. Like sure, you can see it in other places like any major city with homeless and some drug us, but east hastings is basically the worst street in north america. You can go down a street that looks like a normal downtown area in any standard city and take a turn and encounter this. Vancouverites often wont bat and eye when they travel and find themselves walking down the road in the rough part of town as it is so mild by comparison.

[@BZXT]

This is on East Hastings, which is an entire street. But mostly isolated to that street only.

[@amadeus.k331]

Unfortunately, there are A LOT of stupid people on south Vancouver Island and on the interior/greater Vancouver area ... in addition to the GTA and QC. This is all a result of 9 years of far lunatic left Trudeau liberal policies. Cultural Marxism is an absolute cancer on humanity and just destroys any society that is stupid and brainwashed enough to implement it... This really is the fault of Gen Z; those betweeen 18 and 27 years old - they are responsible for almost ALL of this because of who and what they vote for. Thankfully, the more they want this and vote for people like the complete nutjobs they vote for on south Vancouver Island, the more they f-ck themselves... Knowing 90+% of them **will be renting for the rest of their lives** because of what they've done to this country by voting in a WEF deep state lunatic like Trudeau 3 TIMES, I guess is justice enough. I miss the early 90s... there was none of this, and there was no Gen Z f-cking everytthing up with their hyper woke bullsh-t...

[@nocoatofsugar6205]

But in other cities near to Van, such as Victoria where I’m from, we got pandora street which is the exact same.

[@janenns9831]

This is terrible! As a mother of 3 , my heart breaks for these people.

[@DipPatel-gd2sd]

😢

[@ChristopherKimberley-i2d]

I live in Vancouver,I'm an addict I know this area well. I've been clean for three months living in a recovery house . The problem is a lack of treatment beds , I'm on a waiting list to get into an actual treatment center. It took almost a month just to complete and have a referral approved. This is why people are dropping like flies . It's messed up!

[@ChristopherKimberley-i2d]

Oh and I'd like to point out that when I was actively using drugs , I could care less if what I was doing was illegal or not , just saying.

[@LittleRainGames]

Yeah the problem is not decriminalization... Its fentanyl killing people and the cuts that they use these days which just rots your body and mind. They didnt even show the supervised injection area, they literally showed the part of the building where people are waiting to go to treatment. Im sick of videos of these places acting like its a new issue, caused by "this" which was put in place by "them." And even more sick of all the people in the comments thinking they are experts after watching one video.

[@dawnmaze7129]

​@@LittleRainGames10 years after Oregon legalized all drugs the population now says it was the worst decision ever. Seattle says the same. So does the people living around Los Angeles.

[@bjhiss27]

You're just wrong. These drugs are ruining society and devolving into chaos. Get a grip. @@LittleRainGames

[@luisvilca4467]

Skill issue

[@Braindamagedboy]

As a recovering drug addict this has to be one of the most emotional and sad things that I've ever seen. Thank you for risking your life to take this video footage. I think more people really need to see this.

[@luvfrommlly]

I wish you the best on your journey 🩷

[@connor3650]

Risking his life?? This neighbourhood is full of the nicest people you'll ever meet.. if you treat them like humans and don't shove a camera in their face..

[@Ruby-ev9ym]

I agree! I’ve been off heroin for almost 10 years now and this crap is no joke. It’s not even real dope, just puts people to sleep and eats their flesh! Edit to add- congrats on your recovery! Stick with it, life is so much better.

[@Zzz2x]

He just cares about fame and money tho

[@luvfrommlly]

@@Zzz2x no he’s doing it for educational purposes letting people know that this is what’s really out there, it’s a documentary

[@tayzonday]

This is not reducing harm. Yes, criminal justice has historically been unjust in many ways. There are real human rights and economic grift issues intertwined with the history of substance criminalization. But abandoning a broken hammer for nothing isn’t the best option either.

[@its-TRAV]

W perspective Tay

[@dizzythakidd7350]

its bc of provincial jail and prison over crowding !!! lol do you know how many arrest would be made per day if the drugs were still illegal

[@zacharyfreeman-z2c]

There are actually multiple countries across the world that have the similar laws of all drugs are legal and they don't have these problems these are Western problems these are because of corrupt politics up and down this whole continent

[@lekkerkoffie8605]

You need insitutions to help these people!! That's how it worked in Switzerland and Portugal. If you don't have those, of course it won't work out! The government in Canada is just stupid to not provide this... Why don't you see that?

[@leperface]

The Legendary Tay Zonday! Hope you're doing well, good sir.

[@tommaatooo]

To everybody that's never been to Canada, this is not what our whole country looks like. It is like this in very few select spots, and it's not this bad everywhere else. I live near Vancouver and have gone there at least 100 times. You see quite a few addicts, but never this much in one area. This is only in one specific part of the city.

[@thile4068]

It's not like that in the whole Canada but the condition is still bad compared to other developed countries.

[@central3425]

I used to walk these streets just 15 years ago and never worried for my safety. Now i would never go there in a million years

[@AK-hi7mg]

Fell asleep with my brother on pigeon square 10 years ago. Middle of the night . The bums were actually watching out for us. Nowadays we wouldn't be breathing probably...

[@brianwashington2449]

Worst than San Francisco

[@noahhopkins7184]

Its better now than it was 30 years ago

[@central3425]

@@Leo-pv9zi change in government with a change in drug policy on how things are handled. Basically, let people do what they want with little enforcement

[@Libro-r4z]

Same. I got clean last year and the violence is ridiculous down there now.

[@trentmelton]

As a Canadian, i am extreemly embarassed that our government has gone to such a low level, settling for the "easy" option and not really helping these poor people. I pray that they will fix this crisis soon, next time acctually giving people the tools to get over drug abuse.

[@rl5579]

What would you like the government to do? You can't help someone who doesn't want help

[@Jcron13]

@@rl5579 Throw them in jail is soon as they do more illegal shit.. what do you think? Or force them into court appointed drug treatment or rehabilitation. I

[@cdntrooper3078]

Federal didn’t do this, this was our BC provincial

[@downhomesunset]

@@Jcron13forcing people who use drugs into rehab fails 99% of the time. They have to want to be cured. Most mental illnesses are like this. Throwing them in jail doesn’t do much better. I don’t have all the answers and I won’t pretend to. But compassion goes a long way toward making a difference in these peoples’ lives. Many are good people with bad backgrounds/choices.

[@smitatyagi6715]

​@downhomesunset then it will never fucking work omg, I see people in the replies going "its not because of legalization" but it is, there are many more countries where drugs are not legalized and they are doing just fine lmao, this humanitarian utopia bs is fucked and we are here because of it. And now you don't even want the government to force rehab on them, great, why would someone willingly go to rehab when they can get a hit of dopamine when they are on drugs? We have got to be strict with these druggies. They came here on their own and now they are committing crimes, and we are all supposed to watch and be sympathetic??

[@madolorito]

I always thought highly of Canada ever since I was a kid and I still do believe that Canadians areone of the nicest people on the planet. It's really breaks my heart seeing these good people turns into walking zombies. I still hope for the best not only for Canadians but for all humanity.

[@TrendMill-wz4ho]

This guy is really creating a false narrative. Our provincial gov't dedicated $1 billion dollars to creating rehabilitation centers for addicts and criminals. To hopefully get them some help and make the streets safer for everyone. Addiction is a horrible thing and unfortunately, it's poisoning people across the globe.

[@tsuki_moon.1]

​@@TrendMill-wz4ho1 billion to deliver drug 😂

[@F40-c4i]

Canadian leadership, churchhill was bang on.

[@TrendMill-wz4ho]

@@tsuki_moon.1 No, $1 billion to build infrastructure to hold addicts, especially many repeat offenders and criminals against their will and away from society.

[@joywebster2678]

Two weeks ago Trudeau reported his disappointment that the legalization of Marijuana has not made the money it was projected to. Duh!

[@edumont88]

Canadian guy here, living in downtown Vancouver. The east side used to be a bit like that but now it's everywhere. We just had a provincial election where conservatives had no power for 40 years, barely any representation and in less than a year half the population (or most of the province in terms of geography) wants this gone. Still half the population, most of which is all in urban areas still think these policies and the problems that come with it aren't a problem. It's absolutely illogical and maddening to see this many live bots exist among us.

[@innerfreq3647]

These areas in Vancouver didn't start in 2023 with decriminalization. Vancouver has had a severe poverty / prosperity gap for decades.

[@WokenessisMentalillness]

That's not the issue. It's leftist politics...

[@matthewtaylor7355]

​@@WokenessisMentalillnessTrump smokes Crack and Hitler was druggie and Mussolini but that's right wing politics and completely differently 😂😂

[@piotrkosztirko438]

I wish to reside in your little mind, filled with such simple solutions to such simple problems ... Where everything is so easily reducible, cuz ... It's all so simple. Fukn' goof. ​@@WokenessisMentalillness

[@9213933]

Isn’t it literally the issue so far as it’s what the creator purports to be covering though? Isn’t it you that wants to reduce this to binary politics?

[@piotrkosztirko438]

@@9213933 Exactly.

[@rigel423]

i grew up in seattle just 3 hours drive south - nothing dissuaded me from drugs more than riding the metro through downtown every day for years. You and Kevin are good people for doing this outreach and awareness mission for some of our most vulnerable and maligned people.

[@ava4689]

Are you saying you were 3 hours south of Seattle, or that Seattle is 3 hours south of Vancouver.

[@JeremyS86]

i actually watched a documentary called "seattle is dying" a little bit ago, really eye opening

[@Smollusk76]

There’s this one area I ALWAYS have to avoid while walking to volunteer. It’s crazy, I take the public bus to the city and to school, it’s genuinely scary. I wish Seattle could actually tackle this problem, I love this city, but god does it have problems.

[@floop74]

Not sure how good they are as people if they're filming people without their permission at their lowest moments and also aggravating them. Plus mocking them in general

[@annatanneberger1]

@@floop74 Probably much kinder for people not to know how awful the life of an addict is. Let them just walk into it blind after finding out their favourite hollywood star has "problems with addiction." That doesn't sound so bad. Sounds downright glamorous. Anyway, those people want to talk, they want their moment of fame.

[@larabutner]

I live just outside Vancouver and love that you've brought this to light. The drugs and homelessness in the downtown Eastside have been an issue for years and only keeps getting worse. While I don't disagree with decriminalization, the government has yet to implement any services/facilities to help people get off hard drugs. In addition, these people are continuously forced to move their belongings to different areas because the government shuts down certain areas and threatens to burn their stuff if they don't move

[@waterislife5109]

You will always have this problem as long as this is legal.

[@NinjapowerMS]

Wild that you still don’t disagree with decriminalisation after seeing these stuff. Your area is over with mindset.

[@AutZeroOneGotBanned]

where outside vancouver? i'm from maple ridge

[@RinirocksArtistry]

The DTES has been like this for many years.

[@larabutner]

@@NinjapowerMS I do agree that in this situation it hasn't been helpful, but it's because the government hasn't put in proper measures to help these people get clean and off the streets

[@northernhumidor5615]

Legalization of drugs doesn’t help anything , 30 years as a paramedic dealing with opiate overdoses , and cannabis use wears us out.

[@TommyGMcGee]

Tyler is on a mission to show us the raw truth of this world!

[@Zayn-xw3ue]

Amabatukam

[@danfel_502]

Tommy G 👀

[@HybridTrapMusic]

Would be dope to see you two collab! 🎉

[@terraversalvoid5391]

@@Zayn-xw3ueAMBATUKAAM

[@xmateinc]

What’s that that wealth inequality breeds poverty, which in turn breeds more drug use and crime? You people think locking everyone up is the solution, when locking everyone up is what got us here. A society that values greed above all else is gonna fail.

[@patricechery8637]

This is not what I pictured Vancouver looking like

[@skararu9675]

Vancouver's a beautiful city but East Hastings is a horrible place. The rest of the city is actually very nice.

[@r4viae]

It’s one area of Vancouver

[@justine4395]

Vancouver is a shit hole full of yuppies and drug addicts and everyone in between who are just struggling to pay the rent.

[@Amir_realk7j]

@@skararu9675 I live on E. Hastings St. this is actually true

[@brianschryver8314]

Normally it’s always raining

[@theempresss]

The doctor gave me fentanyl when I was in labor because the anesthesiologist was busy and I was in terrible pain about to pop within the hour. That stuff made the pain stop in 30 seconds I was completely quiet and high as a kite. That stuff is dangerous. I’d never do drugs recreationally it’s scary how fast they work

[@ptrgr72]

Is that stuff not dangerous for the child being born?

[@JohnEtter-z3o]

​@@ptrgr72Not within a few minutes before birth. A few hours, yes

[@theempresss]

@@ptrgr72 she came within the hour so the doctor told them give it to me because I was in so much pain and fainting in and out from it. It helped tremendously keep me calm until the anesthesiologist came like 10 minutes later.

[@theempresss]

@@ptrgr72 the doctor was so sweet and held my hand the whole time petting my hair. She said they gave me a small dose

[@anita77771]

@@theempresssthat doctor is an idiot. He made you miss your own childbirth.

[@dmoneyskateboarding]

It’s scary to see what drugs can really do to a person

[@PNWPATRIOT206]

The 2nd guy in this video was arrested on 19 counts of identity theft for stealing homeless peoples identities under the idea of him helping them get off the streets. Google "Kevin Dahlgren Identity Theft"

[@morganrector5957]

It’s scary what people can do to drugs

[@morganrector5957]

Which is take them 😂

[@danthemaninfierno]

That guys voice at 6:34 !

[@antwanettefilipo7202]

Not that but a city and possibly the state so sad

[@Hamclap12]

As a Canadian it’s literally heartbreaking what our country has turned into.

[@geraldbennett7035]

its called progressivism

[@zk321]

Yea it’s sad

[@woveeh]

Idk where I live everything is fine; average prices (except for homes), safety, community is all good. I don't live in a rich area either its like middle class

[@Hamclap12]

@@woveeh that’s good, unfortunately not where I live

[@woveeh]

@@Hamclap12 well damn if its bad for you I hope it gets better one way or another

[@Shaijn815]

I visited Vancouver 20 years ago as a teen with my mum it was probably the most beautiful place with the water forests and mountains around it. As well as the people being the nicest. Sad to see what is happening. I can understand not criminalizing user but allowing a free for all on dealing and stuff is nuts.

[@keithquinn5624]

It’s still very nice, this is just 1 small contained area it’s like this….

[@greensorrel6860]

Singapore handles.drugs very different and they have near zero problem

[@emeraldmusic9236]

It’s east Hastings street, sadly the drug centre of the area. The rest of the city still looks the same

[@gargoyled_drake]

@@emeraldmusic9236 It's still caused by the legality of dealing. No one should be allowed to deal on the street. Without a proper business and a location plus very strict personal criminal record. While also making sure anything sold or handed out from those legal stores is clean. And make sure to be able to compete with street sales and hit down hard on street sales. If they are serious about wanting to do something about it. That is where to start. I'm so sad for all of these people. Watching how they have been flushed into a trap like this that just makes them spiral into oblivion or worse.

[@theclairewhy]

that's still true? this is East Vancouver and it's been like this for ages. And dealing is still very illegal. it's possession of a small amount for personal use that was recently decriminalized.

[@paulhowell1198]

How can any group of government officials ever think this is acceptable ? It’s madness 🤯🤯🤯

[@dingolightfoot8823]

I'm a Canadian and I disapprove of the government.

[@johnh4261]

Go Canada

[@pashadanilov3490]

Not a big fan of the government

[@sistermonsornaturalremedie5149]

Hi guys... Am a Nigerian but would love to visit Canada someday

[@sciencewizard8805]

It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..." "You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?" "No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford. "It is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?" "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?" "What?" "I said," said Ford, with an increasing air of urgency creeping into his voice, "have you got any gin?" "I'll look. Tell me about the lizards." Ford shrugged again. "Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happenned to them," he said. "They're completely wrong of course, completely and utterly wrong, but someone's got to say it." "But that's terrible," said Arthur. "Listen, bud," said Ford, "if I had one Altairian dollar for every time I heard one bit of the Universe look at another bit of the Universe and say 'That's terrible' I wouldn't be sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.

[@dingolightfoot8823]

@@sciencewizard8805 ???

[@neonman142]

He went from a goofy youtuber escaping prison with a spoon. To a matured youtuber spreading awareness. Mad respect

[@je8862]

I wouldn't mind seeing a goofy video every now and again though lol

[@osuave7811]

​@@je8862 Don't tell me you get easily fooled by these type of "debunked propaganda." Factcheck everything, there are no data that backs up those allegations. Take every thing with a grain of 🧂 salt, conduct your own DD research. You will be surprised to find out the true motives and the source behind the propaganda. Research research before making any final conclusions.

[@M.U.S.H.H.]

6.3m in 10 days

[@JonathanMcDoh]

Respect for sensationalizing a legitimately serious situation? Really? He seemed like a goof to me. He doesn't seem to know how to talk to someone without looking like he can't wait for them to stop talking, or interrupting them without any cause. The disinformation from this "mature" person starts with the title of the video itself. Choose better people to idolize.

[@je8862]

@@JonathanMcDoh dude why do you have to nit-pick?

[@melaniehowe2179]

I live in a very small town in Ontario. It doesn't seem to matter the size of the place, drugs are a huge problem in Canada and we need to address it. An entire generation is being wiped out. I know at least 10 people who have died

[@michaelmage9627]

Darwin at work. lol

[@olivierbolton8683]

@@Leo-pv9zi it costs nothing to manufacture these drugs...the cartels give them out free to slow down society...just as in war they switched to smaller caliber projectiles to wound soldiers and not kill...to slow down the army. The more burdened you become the easier it is to control you and your fellow citizens.

[@susannabonke8552]

So bad😢.

[@susannabonke8552]

​@@michaelmage9627 Darwin didn't mean it that way.

[@BigDaddy-je2nq]

@@Leo-pv9zi Ever since I was a teenager kids were selling pills at school, Canada has a lot of mental health issues and when dealers get caught they end up back in business a week later waiting for a court date

[@Riverz02]

Its reasons like this that confuse me when outsiders say “Canada is such a nice place, the people there are so nice” No. We can be nice if we want to be, the truth of the reality is that Canada is a lot uglier (evil people and gov wise, not actual looks) than people think.

[@catarinafbribeiro]

I’m Portuguese and seeing this makes me sad. Countries need to think better before putting any laws out there. I feel really sorry for all the people who struggle with addiction and I hope they get the help they really need.

[@Balotovi]

I've never been to Portugal (except for a vacation as a kid like 10 years ago) but the decriminalization is having mostly opposite effects there, right? My knowledge only stems from what I've seen in statistics or reports but from that Portugal always seemed to have a really progressive and good handling of drug use with comparatively low rates of addiction and no senseless punishments for addicts. Is that a (more or less) accurate view? I'd love to hear experience, knowledge or opinions as a native!

[@Myactivechannel]

Portugal was the first to decriminalize all drugs. Canada just copied you guys.

[@ellieburscough475]

@@Balotovi My ex was Portuguese and I've lived there/spent a lot of time there. He said it was bad when he was growing up. But the rates now are so low. It's not just because of the decriminalisation but what they did in conjunction with that. They got people the psychological support, rehab etc that they needed to actually get off the drugs. Which made a massive difference.

[@bmint]

@@ellieburscough475yea polar opposites.. here in Canada we seem to be encouraging the use and abuse.. there are government programs set up in the name of “safe supply” that will give you free hard drugs.. One of the owners of said “safe supply” foundations recently died from an overdose because of a tainted supply that he was going to give as safe..🤦‍♂️🤣😢

[@bmint]

@@Balotovithey’ve basically done the same thing.. but with much better education on the subject and much better support systems in place to get actual help to fix the problem..

[@_A_Wise_Man]

The state of US and Canada right now is dire. KZbinrs doing a better job as journalist, parents being a better teacher than all schools combined, common man helping others more than the government. Damn, the last 4 years was steep slope for USA and Canada. Anyways, salute to the bravery and integrity shown by this KZbinr for exposing the reality.

[@jubal6654]

Parents are the worst teacher specially if Republicans

[@NVS3992]

KZbinrs such as MrBeast making the world a better place. Just like he said in his latest video, "Someone's gotta do it." It's sad, but true.

[@freddiesoverbite6162]

Just the fact that you admit to getting your information from you tube just shows how low information you are.

[@supersaiyanjohn3012]

Well I’m not sure what area this is because I’ve never seen this shit through the 30 years I’ve lived in Canada, they chose to go into the most ghetto part of Canada for this, the bongs and stuff they sell in stores is for Marijuana lol.

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

This video proves wyte people LOVE hard drugs 😂😂😂😂😂 Man this is a beautiful sight. Warms my heart. Karma is a MF

[@pooterscooter8363]

The way this guy talks to all these people who are as low as low as possible, and gives them respect and calls them brother/sweetie, hes got a big heart with alot of love for his fellow man. I wish nothing but the best for him

[@PM-ix9oi]

As low as low as

[@osuave7811]

​@@PM-ix9oiDon't tell me you get easily fooled by these type of "debunked propaganda." Factcheck everything, there are no data that backs up those allegations. Take every thing with a grain of 🧂 salt, conduct your own DD research. You will be surprised to find out the true motives and the source behind the propaganda. Research research before making any final conclusions.

[@dawid_dahl]

“I was worried about you. You’re in a trash bag.” 😑

[@js6787]

I live in Vancouver, and this is incredibly accurate. I'm honestly amazed you didn't get jumped for your camera/footage. The dealers don't want to be on camera obviously, but even the junkies are employed as dealers to help pay off their debts. I was hoping you might touch on the closing of Riverview Mental health Clinic in this, as I feel this is largely a mental health issue that has spawned a drug epidemic. Vancouver used to have a mental health program (Riverview hospital) but it closed due to patient abuse, but the result was everyone was put onto the streets and found drugs. Now there is a massive mental health and drug epidemic with zero infrastructure to maintain it. Shocking to say the least

[@SAMIAMFNX]

Same I’m in North Vancouver and it’s a lot safer

[@rybread5363]

It would be interesting to see the parallels there. I always wondered if mental health facilities were more appreciated/accessible if drug use would go down. Of course it depends on the individuals in question but an interesting video topic.

[@MajorCinnamonBuns]

I've been saying it for a decade now but we should be (re)building mental health hospitals. Screw 'awareness' campaigns, we need infrastructure.

[@Soccerchannel-ky4tf]

I live in Canada and it’s just sad to see this

[@TorbenRudgaard]

Go to Frankfurt, Bahnhofsviertel - that place is WAY worse than what you just saw - and there drugs are VERY illigal so you got lots of violence and drug gangs to deal with as well.

[@emilycampbell5620]

I live in this area, and this has been a problem for a long time. Way before the decriminalization. . .

[@dat2nub]

As someone also from the area, this is exactly what I wanted to comment. Let's not pretend like decriminalization was the cause of this "new" problem.

[@HolyToledo-]

Yes exactly. This video makes it seem like decriminalization caused the issues in east Hastings. This has been an issue long before then.

[@zomgneedaname]

​@@dat2nubprobably didn't make it better though

[@realglutenfree]

It's good reading this because I already thought, just decriminalizing drugs doesn't make people take them. Like my country allows gras now and still the only people I see taking it are the ones that already used it before the law dropped.

[@elizabethraynefriesenrolhe3825]

Exactly!!! This is not new, it has looked like this for years! WAY before the decriminalization. The tone of this video being “cause and effect” is so misleading and untrue.

[@nikostinky3813]

I live in a TINY town in Canada, I'm talking ONE street in and out the center of town, and it is now overrun with users. Its an epidemic everywhere here, even the smallest towns.

[@acid823]

Of course when you legalize and legalize you turn every corner of the country into a mess. I have been to Ca, but is it worse than the us or uk? I have been to the us and uk as well and it seems every anglosphere country has the same system

[@lyla4489]

Stay safe out there x

[@freeyourmind7538]

So, wait, what i hear from you is that we need a dictatorship 😂 Whatever happened to freedom 😂 Thank God for guidance, alhamdulila for Islam. Thank God for muslims who never bend over for these loser liberals that cant even look after their own communities.

[@Paulo37580]

Too bad 😔😔😔

[@nikostinky3813]

@@Paulo37580 It is too bad when people are getting jumped on the street by users in a supposedly “safe” small town.

[@chriskingsley6750]

As a vancouverite I’m ashamed of how bad the city has gotten over the last 10 years thanks Trudeau

[@ridiculousrusty]

I don't think the side of Vancouver has much to do with Trudeau

[@calebsheppard7798]

Tyler is the epitome of an unbiased reporter. Literally just presents the facts. And we must all remember he's not suicidal. Edit: The replies seem to have missed the point this comment was making. This was merely a brief attempt at saying that Tyler does a good job presenting facts. It's not that deep of a a comment. Yes, he has biases but I didn't say that he, himself, on his own time, is unbiased. I did say that he is an unbiased reporter. Meaning that Tyler presents the facts on the issues he investigates. He also allows people from both sides of an issue to speak and he allows the listener to choose which side to fall on.

[@Bardownnation]

I dont think u know what "unbias" means

[@matthewjacobs7091]

what did he say that indicates he doesnt know what unbiased means? @@Bardownnation

[@idkwhattowritehere6969]

@@BardownnationI mean Tyler is unbiased, he’s not being pulled by the media or government to do or say certain things.

[@calebsheppard7798]

@@Bardownnation Wdym? I don't usually use a word I don't know the definition of.

[@DappChap]

Except that all drugs are not "legal" in Canada.

[@drewmalesky9869]

Thank you for exposing the insanity going on in Vancouver right now. I used to work in gastown right on Hastings, it was nightmare fuel over there, and the "solutions" implemented by the city seemed asinine and only exacerbated the problem.

[@TorbenRudgaard]

Go to Frankfurt, Bahnhofsviertel - that place is WAY worse than what you just saw - and there drugs are VERY illigal so you got lots of violence and drug gangs to deal with as well.

[@drewmalesky9869]

@@TorbenRudgaard I used to live in L.A. I've seen worse. (Skid row) But I don't want Vancouver to go down the same path due to city mismanagement and toxic empathy programs. We need to bring back psyche facilities, and stop letting the mentally unwell self medicate with cancer hospice drugs and elephant tranquilizers. It's absolutely insane.

[@fckgrtlr8441]

Red doch nicht so nen Stuss. Vancouver ist 100 mal gefährlicher als Frankfurt.

[@nothanks9503]

This doesn’t expose anything it shows you what you want to see and think that’s why it’s successful

[@cbcluckyii4042]

I used to work near east hastings. At first when I moved to BC I was taken aback by how many addicts were living on the streets. I honestly thought I was on the set of walking dead. After I gotten used to it, never felt unsafe. However it was a pain to work at the hotel just outside thst area. The amount of car break-ins we had and the angry guests yelling at me and demanding refunds - I had to turn them down and still charge them for parking. We had list of autoglass replacement that we provided them so they can make arrangements. We would help them vacuum up the broken glass. When I walked home from work these guys would be selling stuff they stolen from guests' cars

[@hughkennedy5250]

As a Canadian, SUPER EMBARRASSED! That's gross!

[@depressedpothead]

it’s more depressing than gross, i can understand that you view drug addicts as “gross” but simply ask yourself why do you think they are doing drugs? are they suffering? do they need help? what is gross is the negligent government doesn’t care for their well-being and its making things worse.

[@jacquelineleitch7050]

It was an experiment and it didn’t work. It was initiated as an experiment but there wasn’t enough information on what happens to addicts. More only means more. However let’s look what the life of a paramedic looks like when all drugs were not safe supply. Deaths have decreased since safe supply was introduced. It’s a total mess one way or another.

[@BandlerChing]

People are gross, but our government is for allowing this to continue. Our people are hurting, and when one hurts, we all do. We need to approach this with compassion. This world is getting harder and harder to be a person in.

[@ggwhy110]

I live in a place where even products such as skincare containing CBD is illegal. It’s strict but I am thankful I very rarely see drug addicts on the street

[@EmGonzalez]

The thing is that by making drugs legal or illegal doesn’t solve the real issue. These people need access to rehab, safe shelter, mental health care and community to help them get back on their feet. With rising costs of living that put us against one other to survive, I fear these problems will persist

[@SirManfly]

Liberal policies in action! The whole left coast of Canada/America is pretty politically screwed up right now!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

[@SandipDhruba]

they don’t want help

[@mlgjan5046]

@@SandipDhruba they dont really have option

[@ttta-s3r]

The Taliban in Afghanistan solved the problem of drug addicts and street drug addicts in the days by taking them to recovery centers and preventing the cultivation of opium.

[@ja1295]

​@@SirManflyi live kn the uk which is ran by Conservatives and theyve made tge housing crisis worse as they only look to profit and dont care about working class people. Hell the pm wants to make healthcare privatised like the usa when most people cant afford heating for tue winter their a fucken joke and its mental that old people keep voting them in

[@BM-979]

Just to let you know, that area of east Hastings shown in the video looked just as bad when drugs were still illegal. It’s been that way since I was a kid.

[@solarj]

Thank you for shedding some truth on this VERY biased report.

[@TroyDate]

This area has looked like this since the early 90’s.

[@BM-979]

@@TroyDate looked like that in the mid 1980’s. Probably the area as we know it was formed from all the drug addict hippies from the love generation in the early 1980’s. Coupled with the fact that heroin has always whisked right through the port of Vancouver since organized crime has riddled the docks.

[@SteveC-Shaman]

Never looked this bad. Oh, it was there, but never looked this bad.

[@jean4157]

That was my first thought. They just picked the worst area that has probably been this way a long time

[@MP-yq3ge]

I live in Vancouver. This isn't just happening in East hastings, it's happening all over the city. It is common to see these guys over dosing and doing that bending over thing. It's sad. Our government is very much out of touch.

[@andreww5574]

Nowhere else is as bad as EH tho... it's like an open-air zombie convention

[@MP-yq3ge]

@@andreww5574 agreed

[@BAMBAMBAM495]

its not out of touch.they want this, I dont know why yet but its intentional

[@kennethroth6757]

The nazis were more worried about forcing covid vaccines into people.

[@uncopino]

are real estate prices going down?

[@DraconicAux]

We as Canadians do NOT agree with how the government is handling this. Absolutely delusional government.

[@Randibaaj_sala]

Change the government

[@pixelgrin]

Back in 1988 I visited Vancouver and the thing I noticed was how clean the streets were also the fact that I only saw one street person. I was walking around late at night with other people who brought their kids to just walk around downtown. It’s a shame to see the way it’s gotten sense then. Those in charge should walk them streets then decide if there actions are in the best interests of the people.

[@mooselove]

The cost of living going out of control is the cause. The streets were filled with people doing drugs and living like this 20 years after you visited. It’s not a product of drug reform- it’s the economy, the government, lack of support, lack of rehabilitation services. Things were booming and going great in the 80s but it’s been downhill since.

[@ilTHfeaa]

i visited vancouver in 2017/2018? and it wasn’t this bad. i don’t think i saw a single person on drugs (noticeably on drugs anyway)

[@jdgoerke13]

​@@mooseloveproblem could afford their bill if they didn't do 7 grams of meth a day

[@boing844]

Whereabouts were you? The scenes here are in one area where all these people are condensed into. A 15 minute walk in either direction and you would never guess there’s anything of sorts in the city

[@RetroClipArt]

When you say "It's a shame to see the way it's gotten sense then", do you mean "it's a shame to see the way it's gotten SINCE then"?

[@alexdimonico9382]

I regret moving to Vancouver...23yrs ago. As a woman it's dangerous to roam any streets alone day or night.

[@lonedrifter7446]

really that dangerous.. I always thought it’s safe

[@dmitripogosian5084]

Strange, my daughter walks her dog day and night .... I should warn her, I guess

[@KeiaDunson-pk2zj]

😊😊😊😊

[@stonedmamaalchemy]

Ehhh Granville st and Yale town is probably more dangerous than the DTES to women

[@markrouse2416]

This is coming to a end as voters get fed up and vote to the conservative side. Just pray that it does not include the religous crap.

[@deezyxape]

As a former homeless tweaker (clean 3 years) I saw this and thought "oh cool, hes out here interviewing homeless people" And then hes just like "WHOOOA DRUGS????!!! DO YOU GUYS DO THEM???" Bro these social media grifters just replace actual journalism with a bunch of hot garbage Hes just exploiting the homeless for his own financial gain

[@ParticlePrime]

Preying on white people's fears is extremely profitable.

[@thingsworktogether4good]

I don't get your point... Please explain ❤

[@deezyxape]

​@@thingsworktogether4good well for one the dude he's getting a tour from is a total scumbag who used multiple homeless peoples identities to commit fraud

[@KAT-dg6el]

Well glad somebody’s making money off of these homeless people that are costing tax payers billions of dollars a year.

[@pg3739]

A lot of people who live in the suburbs have no idea what this lifestyle is like, what hardcore drug use or street life looks like. They are the people who vote policy in, it's important for them to see exactly what the consequences of these policies are.

[@Diggingmounians]

My sister has completely lost her mind due to drug use and there is absolutely nothing that my family can do to help her because it’s up to her to help herself, the person who is so mentally and physically incapacitated by drugs and psychological issues and so addicted that she would rather hurt herself and others than stop, yah her, she’s the only person who can make the choice to get help. This has Devastated my family who can only sit back and watch as the little girl they once knew disappears. They’ve already been told that she will never be the same again, she’s given herself brain damage and still we’re powerless to do anything.