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Boston has built a reputation as a city that welcomes and lends a hand to people struggling with substance abuse issues. People from all over the country come to the city for free treatment and housing.
So when coronavirus forced the closure of addiction and recovery services elsewhere, many of Boston’s programs remained open and people from neighboring towns and states flocked here for help.
“The people that are here now, we don’t know,” said Patricia Rakei, from South Boston. “it’s getting really crowded. You know what I mean? And it’s scary.”
As Boston 25 News has been reporting, residents of the South End neighborhood near the so-called Methadone Mile say quality of life issues worsened in recent months - from homeless encampments to daily reports of human feces on residential properties.
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www.boston25news.com
How is there housing different from other areas? More importantly, they must be in the same predicament other states in housing because they have homeless encampments. How are their substance abuse programs superior? Or are we looking at they exist at all?
So when coronavirus forced the closure of addiction and recovery services elsewhere, many of Boston’s programs remained open and people from neighboring towns and states flocked here for help.
“The people that are here now, we don’t know,” said Patricia Rakei, from South Boston. “it’s getting really crowded. You know what I mean? And it’s scary.”
As Boston 25 News has been reporting, residents of the South End neighborhood near the so-called Methadone Mile say quality of life issues worsened in recent months - from homeless encampments to daily reports of human feces on residential properties.
25 Investigates: Bostonâs âwelcomingâ reputation is contributing to worsening problems along Methadone Mile
Residents of the South End neighborhood near the so-called Methadone Mile say quality of life issues worsened in recent months - from homeless encampments to daily reports of human feces on residential properties.
www.boston25news.com
How is there housing different from other areas? More importantly, they must be in the same predicament other states in housing because they have homeless encampments. How are their substance abuse programs superior? Or are we looking at they exist at all?
