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The conditions on Boston’s Methadone Mile have worsened amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the city’s task force for the crime-ridden area is hoping to decentralize recovery services, organize the response and deal with the rampant bathroom issues there.
“There’s more people coming in, but there’s fewer people seeking treatment,” said City Councilor Frank Baker, whose Dorchester-South End district includes most of the area in question. “We can blame a lot on COVID. Because of COVID, there are more people out of work — more people out on the street.”
The area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard is disparagingly known as “Methadone Mile,” due to the methadone clinics located there, though the city and advocates call it “Mass & Cass” in an effort to be more positive. For years, it’s been home to a great deal of vagrancy and drug use — and residents there say it’s only gotten worse, leading to recent neighborhood protests there over perceived inaction. Every day, crowds gather there, with some openly shooting up.
www.bostonherald.com
No jobs and no homes. If you were not getting high before then you probably are now.
I should have added I don't think there is any service area (substance abuse/counseling,) that has not been hit by COVID-19
“There’s more people coming in, but there’s fewer people seeking treatment,” said City Councilor Frank Baker, whose Dorchester-South End district includes most of the area in question. “We can blame a lot on COVID. Because of COVID, there are more people out of work — more people out on the street.”
The area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard is disparagingly known as “Methadone Mile,” due to the methadone clinics located there, though the city and advocates call it “Mass & Cass” in an effort to be more positive. For years, it’s been home to a great deal of vagrancy and drug use — and residents there say it’s only gotten worse, leading to recent neighborhood protests there over perceived inaction. Every day, crowds gather there, with some openly shooting up.
Boston’s worsening Methadone Mile has task force prioritizing decentralization, bathrooms
Boston’s Methadone Mile has worsened amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the city’s task force for the area is hoping to decentralize recovery services, centralize the response and deal …
www.bostonherald.com
No jobs and no homes. If you were not getting high before then you probably are now.
I should have added I don't think there is any service area (substance abuse/counseling,) that has not been hit by COVID-19
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