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“When you’re dealing with a drug crisis, it’s not a drug crisis it’s a people crisis.” This is why America fails to address this issue.
Decriminalization didn't work in america because in american culture, black rappers and celebrities openly attest to how smoking and doing drugs will make you cool so when it becomes legal everyone wanna be cool. Your privileged @ss can vicitmize yourself as much as you want and blame healthcare but you can't pretend that your healthcare and social programs are the worst and countries that have it worse don't have zombie towns.
China chips the drugs here specifically as an act of war
True statement.
Yes, this. Also imo I’ve felt that it was a terrible decision to turn healthcare into a for-profit business model. Once our neighborhood doctors office’s turned into a business it changed everything. The general health of a society should not have a dollar sign attached to it.
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Almost like decriminalization of drugs doesn't work if you dont have a system with affordable healthcare, rehab and social programs that helps you turn your life around.
Edit:
Reading some of y'all comments makes me lose faith in humanity, America's problem with poverty, homelessness and drugs isn't the illness but it's the symptoms of a failing society. It's the symptoms of a society that kicks its people while they are already down, it's the symptoms of an education system where luck and family money is prioritized over hard work and potential. It's a symptom of a healthcare system where money is above saving lives, and where most working class people can't afford therapy or rehab (which they need after the hospital got them hooked on opioids). It's the symptoms of a society where most people don't care about each other's wellbeing out of sight, out of mind. Where your taxes are used to make the 1% richer, how can so many of you say you're patriots when you don't give a fuck about what's going on outside your little lake.
This isn't an age, race, sex, sexuality or political ideology problem, this is purely a problem between the people vs the elite and it won't change until the American people wake up and stop fighting Internally.
This
The dutch dude already said rehab doesn't work, and canada has free healthcare and greater social programs than the US. It doesn't work there either.
A Portland politician literally admitted they were supposed to do all this extra stuff once it was decriminalized. But they only decriminalized. They should have followed through with the housing, addiction counseling, mental health and everything else they promised.
And in a Democrat area.
Imagine a world where decriminalization is paired with comprehensive social support. People could actually get the help they need instead of being shuffled through the criminal justice system. But why go for practical solutions when you can just leave people to fend for themselves? After all, who needs affordable healthcare and rehabilitation programs when you can just, you know, not get addicted in the first place? Simple!
And let's not forget the social programs that help people turn their lives around. It's almost like having a safety net encourages people to rebuild their lives. But in some places, the idea of investing in people seems more radical than decriminalizing drugs itself. Because nothing says "we care" like throwing people into a maze with no exit.
decriminalizing drugs without a support system? It’s like giving someone a parachute and then cutting all the strings. But hey, at least it looks good on paper!
The sanitation worker at 6:00 is a true man. Out in the rain working, helping clean the streets, probably being a street therapist of sorts. What a good man.
So much respect for him, for real. God bless him
@32:50 is the answer!
Overdosed 18 times & had endocarditis (had to get heart and lung surgery) and even after that it still didn’t stop me. But now I’m going on three years clean and I honestly never thought I could do it. I pray for every other addict out there, if I can do it, you can too❤
So proud of you and good luck on your recovery ❤️🩹
Great, glad you got clean. What was it that helped you in the end, out of curiosity?
How did u stop 👀
I’m so glad you are recovering! My friend had endocarditis and didn’t get in recovery, until she kicked in the hospital. She has been in a nursing home, since age 43 or 44. She’s 51 now. She’s in multiple organ failure. I am 6 years off substances, but my health is not good, either. I am on a liquid diet indefinitely, and need a feeding tube but I’m still fighting to get one approved. I can’t swallow, food can’t leave me stomach well, and I can only pass waste by gravity. Dope put a near complete stop to my esophageal, GI (and below) motility, and doctors don’t know if it can possibly come back. As far as public education goes, I hear a lot about ODs, but not nearly enough about spending 16 hours a day trying to eat and eliminate the waste. When I slip and eat something solid, I can’t move my body from being bed for a week, without excruciating pain and I’m weak all the time, because I can’t afford my prescribed diet. I get no assistance because i have to go to school and pay money to do so. Welfare says 3 month training program is allowed, max. I have vocational certificates, an AA and BA. I can’t work enough, until I’m a professional with some ability to set my own schedule, because I spend hours trying to get food through my body. I was put on opiates, after a skull fracture and 5 ruptured discs in my lower cervical spine. I have worked and tried my hardest, my whole life. I ended up self-medicating pain, because my doctor moved and no one was prescribing. But that led up to my disability, including all the prescription meds used properly. I need uncovered surgery, chiropractic and PT, not just drugs, and no full opiates, ever. That was all they would cover, plus 20 times less chiropractic than recommended.
You're a 🤡.
Like how dumb to get into any of that in the first place. How much taxpayer money was spent so you could "have fun"?
Portugal spent two decades PREPARING to decriminalize/legalize all drugs by researching and investing in rehabilitation services. Not the for-profit rehabs we have in America, which are incentivized to keep you coming back... Portugal is also tiny compared to US as a whole. edit: You cannot treat drug addiction without treating trauma at the same time, or it will not work. Research shows this.
Or...follow me for just a moment...their countries don't border a 3rd world shit hole like mexico who is run by the drug cartels
This sums it up. Vancouver just ended their decriminalized drug pilot program early because it was chaos to the city. These things dont happen overnight
Also it has a lot to do with the culture . Portuguese people are very family oriented and mostly into Christianity so that helps.
@@cindybarrettoChristianity has nothing to do with it
Yes to your whole comment. Trauma is the underline root of most, if not all mental health and addiction. Its generational trauma as well. When a person gets treated for addiction, mental heal, and trauma at the same time they absolutely have a better chance of recovering. Even more of a chance of not relapsing when they find a program of recovery to help them on a daily. Treatment eventually ends, recovery is ongoing.
That lady said it perfectly : they weren't trying to help them, they were enabling them
Enabling them to avoid destroying their bodies more than is necessary ? Enabling them to not get hepatitis or HIV and not seek treatment, spreading life threatening diseases through their communities and likely dying preventable deaths at a young age? Enabling them to live long enough to one day decide they've had enough and actually stop using? Drug addiction is a health issue not a moral issue, people will use the same needle for months or years if you tale away harm reduction, not just stop wanting/needing to use drugs. Why do you think harm reduction exists? We've spent billions of dollars, maybe trillions, and 50 goddamn years fighting a war on drugs, yet the same people in charge who started the war also realise that people will take drugs regardless of legality or whether they can get clean paraphernalia, you're not enabling anything you're reducing harm as the term itself implies. "Woosh" how dense can you be, are the stores selling people shot glasses enabling them to abuse alcohol and drink themselves to death? No? Then stfu and try thinking beyond the most shallow surface level dynamics of thw issue and your own superficial prejudice
it's more like they want them to overdose themselves so they can get rid of them... But what do I know?
Have you ever been through anything like it tho. No. It’s like punishing people for a disease ya don’t lock up anyone else with a disease
What's your point??? The government hook kindergartners and continued it for 12 years and the. Threw them away.and people like you are the problem not the addict
@GINGER_KING_
Nope, you lock them up for committing crimes. Like loitering; public nuisance, etc.
Not the drug taking.
I was a first responder for the homeless community in Portland, OR for 2 years (the street response the gentleman mentioned). I quit less than a year ago. I saw too many dead bodies, active crimes and...kids, under 9, selling fentanyl for their parents. Unfortunately, working on lots of dead bodies while their kids watched and hoped for better. I got too traumatized. Had to quit. The street response agency we worked for, we are bound by laws that prevent us from acting like police officers or fire and rescue. People hated us, but in reality we'd get threatened with being fired if we tried to use narcan or go hands on. This city, something is very WRONG
i went to new orleans back in the mid-90s. i was surprised at the number of homeless people i saw and how many were young kids. some only looked 10 or 12 years old, i hope that they have solved these issues.
new orleans was a real experience. almost like visiting a foreign country, only no passport needed.
2014 I watched a young girl - 14-16 od and die on the trimet heading east towards Gresham … we tried to help and … didn’t matter. The thing that will never leave my mind about that instance was the first responders who showed up … and the med just shaking his head because he knew before he even checked that it was pointless and this was probably his 5th one this week
Downtown portland is some of the worst, I’ve seen a bunch of druggies nearby schools, once I saw some dude climb a fence after school hours to dump a bunch of needles on a slide. My mother has to go into Portland a lot for medical reasons, and she always carries a gun on her, never rolls down her windows, and locks the doors. Everyone who lives in Portland needs a dashcam or facecam for their cars. Thank god I live in the country.
Portugal has a different culture of support systems, communities, and commercialism. If you have more supportive families and resources, free healthcare, and housing opportunities; then of course you will have a different outcome than Portland.
And this all goes without saying more "fetty" is being shipped to Mexican cartels than Europe and being smuggled to a large population that the pharmaceutical industry got hooked off of pills over previous decades.
I was a public defender in the US for over 8 years, and one thing I learned is that the vast majority of addicts want to get better. They don't want to live the way they are living. Of course, most of the conversations were at the local jail. Clients would legitimately tell me about how they wanted to be sober when they get out, get a job, be better parents, etc. However, once they get out of jail (or prison), the resources just aren't there. If you go back to the same living situation you were in while you were an addict, it is only a matter of time before relapse. Treatment professionals often say you need to change your "people, places, and things" to be successful, and there is a lot of truth to that. However, that is easier said than done with the resources made available. I am not even mentioning the complicating factor that many addicts have underlying mental health issues that continue to go untreated so they continue to self-medicate. For-profit rehabs are not the solution, and we have closed many of our state hospital. It is a f**king mess here in the USA.
And in all that time it never occurred to you that they were lying to you to tell you what you wanted to hear?
@@amelliamendel2227they could’ve been but it’s also hella true what she’s saying. Most ppl do want to get better
Not to mention people think when you get multiple years of sobriety under your belt, you never think positively about it again. Thats very not true. Some people the longer sober they are the more they romanticize it. And things like life circumstances change it drastically.
its unfortunate that people want to get better despite what some people in tyler's videos suggesting otherwise. However the solution (at least what Dennie Lahey has said) is free housing, non profit, financial support, psychiatric support, which is almost unamerican and will have too much backlash for it to exist in usa. There will be too many people saying that theyre "wasting tax dollars on junkies"
@@kylee2458 Citation needed, I think they just want to enjoy their lives in a different way then what's considered 'normal'. In case you didn't know, drugs feel really really good and I don't see how prioritizing that over a car payment, a mortgage, a career, ect isn't just as valid a way to live your life if you choose to. Personally, I'd 100% rather die on the street with a crippling addiction than waste away in a nursing home or in hospice just waiting to die while being miserable, alone, and forgotten. Like seriously if I got a cancer diagnosis I'd be on my way to Portland to have the absolute very best time possible with my time remaining and I don't see anything wrong with that, in fact it should be my right (in a free country.) Maybe the 9-5 grind just isn't for them, who says that's the 'right way' to live their life. Seriously, it's never been my experience that someone who wants help doesn't ask for it. It just seems to be the same thing that motivated the settlers to tell the First Nations People they weren't living their life Christian enough and needed to have their children taken away from them and sent to good Christian schools where they could learn to work in 'normal society' and get jobs.
Small thing you failed to mention: it is actually illegal to sleep on the streets of Holland. If police find you, they will immediately take you to a shelter.
They tell you to leave. They don't take you to a shelter.
There aren't enough shelters for everybody. Only during the winter when it's freezing every homeless person can sleep somewhere inside. I live in Amsterdam.
But if you're homeless and you really want help and a house you can get it!! But people have to show up and follow rules.
Something a lot of addicts are not able to.
But it's possible if you really want it!
@@yvonnedeboer7535 like in portugal
Better than canadian and USA police policies
@@MuttzyDoggthe first response to this comment is basically how the US works
Holland? You mean the netherlands
Societal Standards in Portugal are maintained. Using drugs is legalised, using drugs in public places, around children, whilst working etc is not acceptable. It’s no different than having alcohol legal but people still have societal expectations of when it’s appropriate. Legalising shouldn’t mean a free for all for people to do whatever they choose.
In the U.S., they prefer a more chaotic approach. Their strategy involves a blend of draconian laws, overcrowded prisons, and a thriving black market. It’s like a giant, nationwide game of "let’s see how badly we can mess this up." Why fix what’s broken when they can just keep adding more duct tape to it?
Portugal has these pesky societal standards that make perfect sense-legalizing drugs but not allowing their use in inappropriate settings. Boring! In the States, they thrive on confusion and contradiction. They have legal alcohol, but public intoxication can land you in jail. Weed is legal in some states, but federally, it’s still a big no-no. They love keeping everyone on their toes!
And then there’s the economic aspect. Think of all the jobs they’d lose in the prison-industrial complex if they followed Portugal’s lead. Imagine the horror of having fewer people incarcerated! Their economy thrives on the misery of others; why change that?
So, while Portugal maintains their societal standards with a logical approach, the U.S. will keep doing what they do best: clinging to outdated policies, perpetuating confusion, and ensuring their justice system remains as convoluted as possible. Because if there’s one thing Americans excel at, it’s complicating the simple.
@@elian0213✅✔️ Damn Straight -- You said it ALL.
Yep, Complicating the Simple.
Wait. Ten years will pass and Portugal will be lost as well. You just need a bigger addicted population. It's f up to allow drugs! 🤦🤬
America breeds stupid with stupid policies designed to keep you poor & unhealthy.
Have always taken this channels stories with a big pinch of salt until now.
This was actually done well, you didn't seem to show any bias and just went around asking the people of each community about their different countries approaches to this issue etc and I have to say good on you Tyler and team. You got my respect on this video.
It really showed a maturing in attitude and a straight up raw and honest approach with no personal beliefs and bias twisting the narrative. Keep it up and you could really make a more long term and importantly respected career in journalism or whatever field you continue on into. Didn't take you seriously until now, but after this vid, I'm keeping an eye out to see how you continue on from here.
The honest and "real" work is always so much more rewarding at the end of day and will always be better than the more sensational pieces that want drama and excitement first and facts later.
Portuguese living in US here: the difference is the culture, plain and simple. In Portugal you get raised in a public environment where wvery one has similar beliefs and values, and work/life balance is more relaxed. In the US the culture is more isolated, everyone is just taugh to get that bread from an early age, too many different opinions and beliefs, too much stress, everything leads to a way out.
My thoughts too -- it all comes down to culture. I don't know why they never bring this up
Individualism is a Double edged sword ….
This channel has improved a lot. I began watching specifically for the subjects being covered, but had a hard time with the interviewers approach. I think you’ve done well in humbling yourself and becoming less of a “wtf” moment seeker, and more of a genuine deep dive guide. Keep it up, Tyler. This is my favorite video of yours yet.
Yes absolutely glad he's headed in the right direction, a lot of potential here
I still think he sucks. He really does not care about anyone he's interviewing, he's just trying to get content. Admittedly he gets quite a lot of good content, which is why I keep coming here. But he is not a good person.
@@beavinatorMost of not all CZcamsrs are clout chasera
@@beavinator Neither are you, so pound sand.
tommy g better 💯
As a Portuguese i must say the way our government handled the drug issue in the 90s pretty much saved the country from becoming a giant skidrow. There's things that can be improved but they did well
Portugal SHOULD be a model for Greece. The countries have faces similar stuggles in similar times frames but Portugal is if not thriving, doing very well, and Greece is collapsing. Honestly may be a case where the EU takes an unprecedented step and steps in.
I remember watching a documentary on it years ago, was very interesting. One thing though, they were still going after dealers. Do you think it would be better to legalize and regulate the sale of the drugs?
Fellow tuga, saudações
@@hannahb.375 honestly i spent 8months in athens in 2023 and i must say the governament has no control over anything. The city is just in decay and full of drug addicts and crime is raising
@@snaz27 even when its legal there Will always be black market. But offering actual help to People, educanting instead of just making them addicts is the key
Having grown up in the presence of both addicts and alcoholics, I can pretty safely say that most people do these things to escape pain. Physical pain, emotional pain, it's all about Why they turn to these things.
I'm a recovering addict & you're absolutely right. Escaping pain & self medication of mental illness
I’m sorry you had to go through that but I know ppl who’ve never had to struggle and are full fledged drug addicts who only care about their next high so in the meantime ppl with Chronic pain will suffer
Everyone I know do hard drugs because they can and there addictive.. simple.
I was born in Portugal but grew up in Portland for most my childhood. One major cultural difference is that after HS, kids in Portland (and the US in general) often go to college or leave home in some capacity, while in Portugal they often live at home through college and until they are stable enough to move out and start their own families. I think this stability in transitioning from adolescence to adulthood helps decrease the chances that they turn to or get exposed to hard drugs to begin with.
Meanwhile, in the US, many more 18,19, and 20 years olds are trying to figure things out on their own, often without any direction or parental guidance or the means to make ends meet. Plus, Portland already had an existing drug problem. Combine a city with a lot of drugs and a lot of higher-risk drug users and then eliminate drug laws…. Yes that’s a recipe for disaster
"America has a fucking fentanyl crisis" -Gwimbly
Underrated comment, I just finished that episode 😂😂😂
fentanyl and mental health crisis lol
That's no fentanyl in Europe the greatest cuntry in the world ye right more like satanic dump
Get
America has an open border problem. Close down the border and the drugs stop at the very least dramatically slow down.
I kicked my fentanyl addiction 6 months ago. I am so thankful that I got to tell my daughter, Laken Hope Riley... The nursing student that was murdered back in February at UGA in Athens, Ga. Her death made national headlines and brought so many amazing people into my life. Had I not gotten clean before my little angel was taken from us, I would not be here today to tell my story. Knowing she is looking down on me has given me the strength and motivation to continue in my recovery. I hope she is proud of me and just wish she was still here to be a part of my journey.
My addiction started with a prescription of Percocet 10yrs ago, then went to the street to get my pills after the doc cut me off. Things went sideways when a "friend" (sarcasm) introduced me to heroin. I spent the last 3yrs on fentanyl and did not miss a single day because I was so terrified of going through detox. Finally, broken and tired of living my life as a slave to opiate addiction, I asked God to send his son so he could wrap his arms around me and save me from the evil that had consumed my life. I pray every night for all those still suffering from opiate addiction and hope I can 1 day help others beat this horrible addiction. It IS possible, you just have to get through that month of hell when you first quit. Until we change the way society and law enforcement treat people in addiction, we will continue to see this opioid problem grow. The detox centers here in Georgia only keep people coming on fentanyl for 5-7 days. Unfortunately, days 3-10 are the worst so soon as they let people out, they are gonna go straight back to using to relieve the horrible symptoms. At 21-24 days you finally start feeling a little better but full recovery can take up to 3mo. This was what I experienced and had to go through it twice cause I relapsed after 3 weeks before finally getting clean on my 2nd try. Just don't give up... God bless those still suffering and their families.
Just know she is very proud of you and so am i. Kicking addiction is one of the hardest things someone can do and you did it! She’s may not be here physically anymore but just know her spirit will always be with you. Energy never stops existing.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your daughter was so beautiful, and I could tell she was a sweetheart. ❤
She lives on in you, that much I can tel
❤🤗
Awesome work!! I've been clean for 4 years. I owe it all to the people who helped me. Not the ones who thought punishment was the answer.. wich for me was over 20 years of being treated like a criminal. Kudos to you for educating people about the HEALTH crisis. Because that's all it is.. a public health issue.. Thankyou
Please do a story about hard working people, or those who want to be hard working people with families that are struggling with chronic pain, but can't get medication from Dr's. Please bring to light the amount of suicides from those that suffered from chronic pain in the U.S.
Excellent content 👍
Great topic
Absolutely!! I've worked oilfield and my body is a wreck.. when I tried to manage pain thru the medical system they treated me like I was a dope head just wanting to get high.. resulting in me getting addicted to dirty street drugs of all kinds. For most of my life... That would be a great topic for discussion..
@@Dannyasmussen I'm with you brother, God bless.
Power to the working class.
@@Dannyasmussen completely understand you you’re not alone in that , fortunately or unfortunately
Do you mean that they start to resort to drugs or do you mean as a completely separate story?
In other countries that have done this they have extensive resources available instead of jail. They put them in programs and housing that actually help them change their lives. They didn't just decriminalize it and let the addicts run free like they did in Portland. this Pepellio 🐸 is incredible btw
Yh this is how it should be done
There are three bots at the top of the comments promoting the same shitcoin, fantastic.
@@0lle168 what
@@SPoBodos bots
Or...follow me for just a moment...their countries don't border a 3rd world shit hole like mexico who is run by the drug cartels
I was a daily fentanyl user, 30 pills a day + Fetty powder on top of that. Addiction for 13 years. Only thing that got me to stop was when I went to prison for a crime I committed while fucked up. Was a MAJOR wake up call. Hate to say it, but they gotta realize their actions have consequences. Although, prison ain’t gonna solve everything. NOBODY is gonna get clean until they want to. It’s a very nuanced, tricky thing to try and solve unfortunately😕
So was that a cold turkey sobering up? Or did they provide you with MAT? Good for you!! Opiates are so difficult to quit
Let me ask. This seems like a personal choice to get out of drug use, so do you think counseling/ rehab works too? Seems that even though users are told to stop, they continue to do until something really traumatic really happens to them.
Thank you for sharing this!
Oh man, I know your withdrawal was bad. Congrats on staying clean. Opiates are the devil.
@@Emzzz78 He probably sobered up cold turkey. Jails and prisons are not good at giving medical care.
The quality of a society is based on how you treat the people who are marginalized. That’s deep
Thank you for covering this topic. ❤️
I am from a town right outside of Portland and it breaks my heart.
The politicians in Portugal that don’t want anarchy and chaos are probably in the majority. In Portland the overwhelming majority of Politicians WANT what is happening. They don’t want to stop it, they want to make it worse. heard about Pepellio 🐸? love it
You just contradicted yourself brother. They wanted them to be legal so they can control us in the end when America is a full dystopia . It's all an agenda
When people are weak is when you can control them
@@eazythetruth yup and that is why they are doing bs rn
hospitals make a killing
Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity. Whenever something bad happens people automatically assume it's some sort of conspiracy. The reality is that it's wrong to expect people who are good at politics to be good at governing. The two are completely separate skills. People assume politicians have total control, so whenever something goes bad, it must be malicious. For what purpose would the overwhelming majority of politicians want what is happening?
I’m Portuguese and even if drugs are legal here we still view drug use as a bad thing
I mean alcohol and cigarette are legal almost all country but it still view as bad.
Ya bro é nojento
Because it is.
I mean we still view drugs as a crime although they are “legal” which many people don’t know and that’s a good thing
Mas nós não tem cá fentanyl. Havia de ser uma bela merda
“The quality of a society is based on how you treat people who are marginalized”
Yo shout out everyone in the comment section saying how they won the battle! Good on you guys, congratulations and keep it up!
The problem is you can't expect people to want to not do drugs unless life feels worth living. There needs to be good prospects and quality of life when sober, adequate healthcare for trauma. These are the root causes...
Exactly and less expensive costs of general living..
People will do drugs amyway.
They don't need a justification, your life might be amazing and you can still want to and do drugs.
When you have a terrible life, they just become really Addictive.
I lived in Portland for the last 8 years. The man in the wheelchair said it best. These programs are only just beginning to do the right things. The questions definitely should point to city government on financial management, there are some severe issues. Along with ppb union issues that divide the community. Most people want decriminalization but are severely disappointed at how funds were spent to support it. Things like, cleaning up trash vs providing housing and counseling. Plus, there are definitely repeat abusers that should be jailed for things like public indecency, littering, public urination/defecation, rape,… selling laced drugs. Being able to do drugs shouldn’t mean making the bad choices you make while high legal… streets are unsafe for children, anyone, to walk around. everyone is wild on Pepellio 🐸 yeah
Yh thats wild
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Yeah the thing i see over and over again is Portland didn't have any/enough treatment. Decriminalization in theory should work like repealing prohibition, but not when people can't get help to stop...
Getting “pissed” about public urination sounds like someone who has never been homeless and needed to use the bathroom.
Decriminalization of drugs, of deviancy, and of crime is the reason why people are shutting down their businesses and abandoning leftist/Democrat cities.
Tyler... you put a LOT of work in to this!
Well Done!
This is one of your best videos yet
keep it up
I LOVE the approach Amsterdam takes. Effective/clean/supportive/regulated and treating as an illness..which it truly is. I went through HORRIFIC trauna as a child/teenage girl,which then became adult trauma. I CHOSE to self medicate,and yes..in an ideal world i shouldn't have. But grief/trauma/no support,does insane things to one's mental health
This documentary was a great insight
Absolutely. I have several family members still living in Appalachia and many of them battle addiction because of terrible jobs/job opportunities, bad infrastructure, having parents who were also addicts etc. it’s completely self medication combined with it being the only form of entertainment young teenagers have. It’s really sad and I’m so disconnected from them which also makes me sad. Very hard to watch someone go through and realize there are no avenues to help them. On top of that, my father who is basically the only one of his cousins who “got out” is really successful and has a very pull yourself up by your bootstraps mentality, because he did it. He does his best with my generation to house them and help pay for college, and he’s kind of taken it upon himself to save his family members he deems worthy I guess, BUT he’s very against most social welfare programs and stuff so I get two very different messages from his story.
I experienced the exact same thing. Back in early 2000’s when I sobered up there was ALOT MORE RESOURCES…. I went to treatment 4 times 5 th a charm. Now ….., it’s hard to go to treatment once !!!!!
I like the idea of being only allowed to smoke in your house we have rule here you can smoke just not on the streets but most dont care and including me i smoke sometimes but i do it in special places like me and my friends hate doing it infront of people as we do dont really want to disturb people when they are just taking a nice walk we mostly go to places where no one really comes especially not where kids hang around
@@hannahb.375Seems you do get 2 diff msgs. The "everybody can do it cuz I did it" is bullshit.. Well, of course, in reality most everyone can but we're not all built the same & we all come from diff levels/depths of trauma, mental illness. & nature & nurture.
@@killerkiser8541 some drug use is recreational. others use it to dull mental anguish. still others have real physical pain that doctors can't or don't know how to treat.
You've GOT to have standards. You can't get drunk on the street, you can't drink too much and drive, you can't smoke indoors, yet for some god damn reason, you can inject yourself with recreationals in the street in America/Canada.
I want more government control over this, not banning, standards enforcement. If you're the kind of person who leaves a needle on the floor, you need a flogging and to sort your life out, if you aren't competent enough to use a needle bin, you shouldn't be GIVEN A NEEDLE at all.
Government is the drug supplier, com on...
You can smoke indoors?! Are you retarded?
Damn you cant smoke indoors?
you can get drunk on the street in Japan legally and its much safer and cleaner than the us.
Exactly. Most based comment I've seen in a while. People need to take responsibility for themselves and stop making excuses. I especially agree on what you said about the needle, that is disgusting. Leaving a used needle on the ground should be punishable up to at least 5 years in prison, considering how dangerous those things can be. And police officers should be inspecting any known homeless encampments at least thrice a day to ensure they're following the law. We need to be more pragmatic on these people, and more harsh to those that refuse to take responsibility.
1st 10 mins , this young man had covered more then any other doc, news could ever! Well done King!❤
thank you for giving these people a voice, and showing them some respect.
Portland decriminalization didn't create the epidemic drug problems, it exposed them for all to see. Portland business and homeowners unfortunately had to bear the brunt of the dramatic policy change, and their misfortune was harnessed as a political wedge.
It definitely made it grow significantly.
It's not just that it's more visible, there areany many more drug users, because its not faced with any sort of regulation.
Drugs are dangerous, obviously our social norms and legal norms need to treat it as if they pose risks for the individual as well as society.
They SHOULD be legal, but that doesn't mean you should get to do them in the street, sleep on the street, and buy drugs from criminal drug dealers.
The drug issue is multifaceted and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. But it's evident that pure decriminalization without adequate support and treatment systems in place can exacerbate the problem.
Agreed. Tyle's videos have shown this but it's easier for us to initially latch onto a one sized solution. Until we start to think about it a bit more deeply, that is.
I'd say the biggest problem is poverty. People become miserable and they turn to drugs. As well as social media massacring peoples social capacity.
@@xgamermudkip7154 Poverty is likely a contributing factor but even in the USA there are places with high poverty and low drug addiction. The same occurs overseas quite a bit so poverty itself isn't the biggest problem.
Poverty might serve as a nexus for many other issues but that's an important difference.
@@latetotheparty7551 because those places have a stronger sense of community and their cultures place more emphasis on things like empathy and care for one another. the overall culture in America is too individualistic
@@xgamermudkip7154bro it’s hella rich kids that do drugs tf you talking about. Most of these addicts come from middle class
I am recovering from a heroine/fentanyl addiction and it's not easy. In my city (Syracuse) NY every side is like Portland Oregon. We have a problem and as a person who was once part of it I am disgusted with how far it got. It doesn't matter if it's legal or not the effects are the same. There are not enough jail cells in the whole world to contain every addict and jail only makes it worse. I think people have a choice and legality is irrelevant. Btw, I started with pharmaceuticals from and injury and fell in love. Now I wish I never took that first pill. I'm at a point in my life where my past makes it difficult to be successful Now. Drug use destroyed my life and I'm slowly building myself back up again
The Real Issue is, "Why do these people find the NEED to USE DRUGS. Why do they Hate themselves sooooo much.
Trauma. You can ask everyone -- including science. The number one reason how addiction starts is trauma.
@@trashcan1291 I lost 2 wives to meth. Believe I know why people use drugs and alcohol to excess. Thanks
No, its called weakness@@trashcan1291
@@tonyvalle794 sorry for your losses, man :/ I thought you meant it as a genuine question.
@trashcan1291 it's just my sarcasm. I should have posted. The drug issue hits home. Thanks for the comment.
I started doing drugs years ago as a teenage, got addicted to heroin. Spent my whole life fighting heroin addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Amen God bless people. 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.
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 🙏
YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.
How can i find him? Is he on Instagram
An hour long Tyler Oliveira video. Way to bless our Sunday with non biased investigative journalism, Tyler.
Morning it’s 8:30 pm!!
@@TurkeyTom. theyre probably in a different timezone
@@luhv1ae*definitely different time zone*
is the non biased sarcasem, the one thing I don't like about him is he is so confrontational I would not like to be confronted by him.
Jesus can really bless your Sunday!
You both make awesome vlogs 💯 and the food choices you don't see in Scotland, but there is similar 💯 what workouts, food & drink would you suggest, maybe create a vlog, for going from belly fat to tone / muscle? I'm building strength everywhere else just can't seem to lose the belly fat which is making me self conscious 😮
40:04 😂😂😂😂😂 "oy oy oy what's ur problem oy oy oy ahhhgg" his impersonation is so funny
as an ex-stoner, separating cannabis from the market is key
80% of the population would be satisfied with those cafe's
learn to write coherently sounding sentences
@@daathgnosis2098 I have no idea what you're on, but those two sentences look completely fine to me
@daathgnosis2098 is that a joke? Your syntax and verb conjugation is atrocious
Weed is not a drug that should be illegal lmao it is much safer than alcohol and other legal drugs by far and very little side affects
@@daathgnosis2098huh what huh ?
Was an opiate addict for 6 years. Getting clean was the most difficult part of my addiction. In my area, there’s very few places to help. The place here does not accept female patients, surrounding areas are booked months out. Quitting cold is scary, the withdrawals are no joke. There’s no way to work during that I’d lose my job. I was spending $600a week on that trash, my savings was at a stand still, and I knew if I kept going I would have drained it. I’m 8 months clean, was the hardest thing I ever went through. I enjoy music again, I have motivation to do my hobbies and dance, i cry at sad things again, I didn’t notice the drug stealing all that from me.. dont even try that stuff for fun especially if you have depression or anxiety, because you will love it and it will not love you, it’ll rob you of everything that makes you you, its all you will care about.
Very well said. Irish addict here in a country that's overrun with drugs with a government that has completely turned a blind eye to this epidemic. Its absolutely horrible to watch our tiny island country turn into a lying,thieving zombie nation.
If you don't mind me asking, how did you get clean?
I'm super proud of you.♥︎
I'm so proud of you. 🫂💛
5 years and I quit cold turkey no problems. Weak people find it hard.
@@TravisTheSavage liar
Love this video, great work, great questions, great answers
love to see newer segments over the volcanic activity in greenland.
"it's radio you muppet"😂😂😂
That had me rolling on the floor
I used to love going to Portland for trips and vacations, but now I'm am definitely pissed off that Portland even passed this bill. Portugal has AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE and REHAB, while Portland has none of it.
Is Portland where you get your shirts? Because it seems you need a shirt.
@@jeltoninc.8542 😂😂😂😂
@@jeltoninc.8542😂 please.
@@jeltoninc.8542 her nips must be raging because she needed to cover it up 😂
because portugal is a small country with nothing better to do then worry about the junkies because they have done nothing for like 80 years
I usually dont comment but as a european living in spain i must say i loved this video! I can corroborate a lot of those peoples voices from central and southern europe and being a psychologist i do believe that it is absolutely imperative to make sure people whether addicted or not have the resources to fulfill their basic needs of eating, sleeping, hygiene, etc. just letting people know you are there to care for them and listening to them goes a long way, i think that is what is missing a lot in the states. Its very individualistic and seen as a problem that needs to be solved rather than looking at the situation and seeing real human beings with their own unique stories etc. great video!!
So much respect for people out there working hard
This was a terrific episode Tyler. Europe/The Netherlands delt with the epidemic of drugs with compassion and as a health issue, instead of a criminal issue. It was Beautiful to see the way these people in Amsterdam spoke about helping this people with what they need in their life and giving them the drugs they are addicted to for free, so that they weren't spending most of their time in search of the drug
Well, most of Scandinavia and post-communist countries still put people to prisons for posession of weed. *posession*.
Tylerrific
Giving them free drugs? I can't even get any medicine to help w excruciating nerve pain because of people in my geographic location abusing them. Ri-damn-diculous We are fucking doomed!
@@jikook7457 well ideally both would happen. Also, the drugs should be free but they should be cheaper
@jikook7457 - I'm curious, did you watch the documentary? Like the whole thing?
@23:32 “It’s a radio, you muppet!” is my new favorite one liner 🤣
It was so funny 😂
Bro I laughed my ass off
I knew someone would have a comment on that clip 😂
😂😂
Just came looking for this 😂
Portugal approach is not just about saving and improving drug addicts lives (or people with a drug addiction as some would say) but also about protecting society at large from the crimes related to drug use.... a win win situation.
Because of the drug war in the us the drug issue and black market has grown so big that making it legal just hurts the good clean people.
Im portuguese, and also live in Portugal if u decide to come again to Portugal or maybe even the city of Porto would be a pleasure to help you out talking to the people on the streets! Love your channel man keep it up!
Genuine question - if someone with money, American, wanted to retire there, to use to clean heroin (which is non existent in US) is that an option? Do the laws apply to immigrants too? Also does the decriminalization result in clean drugs or are yours as bad as ours?
@@johnathanlatman2507 I think you gotta search for that information because I dont know exactly how the law works on that particular case, but even if you are emigrant and the law doesnt aply here you can get the nationality in a few years, quite easily, about the drugs out here I dont think they are like the best in terms of quality but we dont have like fent so here you dont get that bad drugs if you know what I mean. But again Im not the best persone to educate you on that because Im not into that, but one thing I know for sure is that Portugal is a beautiful country where you have everything since country side to beach, so I recommend spending here your retirement just like madona did, also because if you have some money you can live pretty good here
I do cases like these all the time. You will need to apply for a very specific type of visa at first. In this industry we jokingly refer to it as the "heroin visa" but that's literally what it is. Email me your details and whether you will need #3 or #4 and I'll get started on the paperwork.
@@johnathanlatman2507 Why TF are you retiring just to do heroin....
Im portuguese.. ex user 20 years on heroína and coca you can find all on Lisboa, but white heroin is hard to find.. god brown and opium is all around and top coca. If you get cougt here you can have smal amouth for use like 5 to 10 days amouth, if you have residence you are tretetd like a nacional person or slap and go away maximu go to center 1time ... But now ir you have the € chose life my friend.. (sorry my bad English)@@johnathanlatman2507
Such a great video. This is what journalism should look like!
Very informative Tyler thanks 🙏 it is so sad to see how many people is addicted 😔
The reason it is what it is is because the government told dr’s not to give prescriptions to people that need it! So now people are looking for them on the streets! This is just insane! The federal government and state governments need to come to a balance with people that need pain pills and those that don’t!
"Deadliest drug in history "
Alcohol- Am I a joke to you?
Legalize other drugs and alcohol will stop being the deadliest.
Being hungover right now I hate alcohol man
@@kevinkevin6542who asked
@@RiesbpGod did
Me @@Riesbp
I can't get enough of this channel, you are an amazing journalist. Keep up the great work!
Wow! Can’t wait to see this. I’m in the addiction/recovery field.
I don't know what the answer is. The population size of Amsterdam compared to the US needs to be considered. In 2024, Amsterdams' population is 1,182,000 . Approximately 2.5 million people live in just Portland. California, which has some 39,000,000 residents. The US has approximately 335 million people. The population of the Netherlands is 17,670,179. I believe the Netherlands is doing an amazing job helping people, but the population difference puts the US in a different category. There are definitely lessons we can take from the Netherlands. Especially using more US money on helping our country and people, instead of sending so much more overseas.
As a person who has 30 years in recovery , it bothers me that as much as I've learned about ADDICTION & RECOVERY , what I don't see ANYBODY doing is working on the idea of PREVENTION . For the younger generation there has got to be some guidance on how to cope with your emotions minus the use of narcotics . I think times are slightly better than when I grew up ( in the 60's & 70's ) where NOBODY sought or got mental health services , even though we were ALL in need in one way or another . However , there is obviously much more work to be done . We must teach , from an early age how to cope with our emotions in a healthy , productive manner .
The problem is we're too stupid and selfish to look that far ahead
Inobody has community. Online ones don't count. I think that's one of the key aspects behind AA and church. The gathering and being apart of a community.
on prevention: its apparent that the business owned by the SACKLER family is responsible, and they pushed hard for their business to make the moves and take the actions it did because it expanded their WEALTH. it seems there are people (the SACKLER family being a part of this sub-set) whom are notorious for placing the accumulation of _all available resources_ for themselves, even when their share becomes more than what they can use in their own lifetime, is their _top priority_ . now, when there is a BLATANT and traceable genetic subspecies of people that relentlessly hound and scramble for every last penny despite the social or human cost, that seemingly over and over throughout history have caused significant damage and/or fallout due to their pathological obsession with the pursuit of wealth at _ANY_ cost (to themselves OR OTHERS, EVEN LIFE ITSELF) perhaps there should be an open discussion about the issue. every culture has its undesirable features: erosion of family unit, or casual dismissive attitude toward migration policies, or the disparate social standing of the sexes... or shameless racketeering around finance, media, agency and policy shaping purely to fortify their own folk (usually at the expense of other folk) no mater how much they might wail and shriek about 'persecution'. there comes a time when enough is enough.
@@notouchy Even 50 years ago I remember my Mother making comments about what people are in willing to do for the ALMIGHTY DOLLAR . Not only have things not changed but it's gotten SOOOO MUCH worse . Especially as Americans -- we are a society of extreme MATERIALISM while our morals , familial values , even basic manners fade away . The future looks so grim !!!
The only thing we had as children/teenagers was the DARE program
Wait, tourists actually visit Portland...on purpose?
And Portugal too, it’s a backwards world 💀
I was in portland in 2017 for a work trip. It was actually pretty nice. But I know it went down hard especially after 2020.
Zombie tourism
Is this the city from Izombie serie?... LoL
@@porschefanatic1049 pre-Floyd would have been closer to paradise, they had not started eating their own, plus Trump was at the helm.
Remember, USA is the first top leading country with suicideRates. The medicalSystem has also plummeted since the 2020 scenario, esp in ERs.
I ain’t gonna lie for Jay to remember talking to you 10 months ago in September in front of the subway is pretty impressive. For as much or how sick he was then to remember you now pretty damn amazing considering I don’t do drugs and I can’t remember what color underwear I put on this morning, he’s doing pretty good at least remembering things
America doesn't see people struggling with addiction as people, they don't want to help them, they just want to get rid of them.
As we should. Their selfishness & greed for the high caused them their problems. Let's blame Guns & Bullets for throwing themselves at people killing them. Ban Forks for making people fat. It's all about choice.
@@novicenova Let me tell you something man. 10 years ago I was homeless, smoking crack, a general parasite on society. I got help, I got rehabilitated. I've been clean for 10 years. I serve the department of transportation by keeping our highway rest stops repaired and well maintained. That was all because I got the help I needed. We don't need hate man. We don't need death. We need empathy and understanding. We need to help, instead of get rid of. Other countries don't have these problems because they help, not dispose of.
How ignorant. You'd think you KNOW for a fact how their addictions started. Either way compassion helped me get sober. What kept me using was comments like yours. I chose to ignore it & got clean... My addiction started at birth pretty much. My mom never did drugs. I was born with a lot of medical issues & a rare condition that doctors didn't really detect for 25 years.. the pain from the nerves in my spine tethering was UNBEARABLE the pain meds were the only thing stopping me from commiting a self deletion. @@novicenova
That is not true. Hundreds of millions are spent on AA/NA programs directed towards users. America is the most generous country to ever exist.
@@TheMeatballMan420good, because in America you can be redeemed.
Wrong, America has empathy it always leds to enabling poor behavior. America needs balance and options/opportunities.
46:13 as an addict/alcoholic in recovery this little had me tearing up. The whole video has. I’m fortunate enough to live in MA, where we have many resources for addicts, homeless, etc.. I had a loving family waiting for me and I cannot stress enough how vital human kindness and acceptance was to my sobriety. ❤❤❤ 01/11/21 We do recover.
The "Joao" in dr. Joao Gulao sounds more like "Yoh-Ah-Oh". But anyway, amazing work Tyler!
8:20 FACTS. Having been clean now for 1.5 years off of hard drugs, I can concur that you simply cannot force someone to quit. You can take the drug away, but the addiction stays. You have to take care of the addiction 1st, and it's impossible unless the person wants it.
he knows over 200 people that have died of OD? most of us don't know 20 people personally. this dude must really get around.
people typically know about 100 people on average if youre out and about you probably know a lot more, but hes probably not friends with them just knows of them
when i was actively using for 5 years at least 60 people i know died and fentynal aint a thing here so i can believe it
YOU don't know many people I guess, but you are NOT most people. Like the other commenter said, most people know around 100 people....actually, I think it's more like 150 average. It depends on your lifestyle and personality. Back when I used to like people, and I worked on the renaissance festival circuit, I knew hundreds of people fairly well. I'm kind of sick of people, and I'm a hermit now. The only people in my life are my (now adult) children.
Graduated hs in 2013 only 2 people out of 15 people I loved and cared about are gone it's more common than you think. Doesn't matter if you're rich or poor it destroys lives indiscriminately
hes the dealer prob
tyler is so real for covering actually important topics like these
He covers it but tells half-truths. There's better sources for this type of coverage than him.
The biggest problem on drug politics is thinking a substance stops existing once you forbid it.
Also problems made by repression won't just stop existing once you legalize something.
People need help, that's it.
consider going to nuevo laredo tamaulipas!! would be a good documentary/video
The irony of that guy in the big panda costume talking about drugs making you lose your mind was not lost on me 😆
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THAT ONE PERSON HAVING A HAMMOCK ON THE BUS 😂😂😂😂😂
YOOO have you not seen that all over tik tok?! That dude went viral its nuts
@@Kellylynn_ no lol i don’t use TikTok, first time seeing him lol
It's on CZcams
"The problem will fix its self" said jay
😂😂
Good for you guys getting out there to try and help find a solution 👍
Hey there, portuguese guy here. I'm an avid fan of Tyler's journalism and have been following his work for years. Portugal decriminalizes drug use to a certain extent. If you're caught in possession of a certain amount of drugs, you will be arrested. Even if you have some drugs within the limits, you'll still be fined and registered. People arrested for drug trafficking face harsher criminal penalties than some murders and violent robberies in country. It's all very nice when it's said with the right words
Well, in fact the drug use is decriminalised, however drug distribution, and possession over a certain limit are not, simple as that. I don't think anything that was said in this video was "painted pink", they just didn't speak about this part.. But I do agree with you that this should have been brought up, because it is a big factor in the whole strategy, which still looks at drug use as a health problem from the user's perspective, while it looks at drug trafficking as a crime problem, which I honestly think is an important distinction to make.
@@MaryannaPoppins yap, you're right. It has to be emphasized that the use of drugs may be a crime but the possession and consumption of drugs outside the defined level are not. This is the main thing that everyone should take note of. One of the ways the issue of drug use and drug trafficking is different is that, while the former is treated as a health problem, the latter is seen as a criminal act. All these details need to be discussed to provide a correct view of this arrangement
The guy he interviewed who teared up when reflecting on the emotional aspect of this addiction problem is truly touching. If more people had such a heart of gold, what a great change we may be able to make collectively.
Love is usually the best and only answer to such problems.
These thumbnails are outrageous bro. 😂
This coming winter, will help this problem greatly.
Crazy how many Portlandians don't understand that enablement isn't loving people, you are helping them destroy themselves to appear virtuous
Portlandians don't understand basic economics. They legalize drug use they increase the need for rehab. Government gives them the funds they pretend to help and pocket the difference.
Did you actually watch the hole video? Data has clearly proved that by safely facilitating and giving people the option for full rehabilitation, works better then then punishing and forcing.
What is better, someone going into public toilets and being high on the street and possibly being found dead somewhere. Or having a centre where there is professionals ready to step in if you OD? They will also educate and assist you with getting help when you feel ready. Throwing someone into rehab against there wishes simply won't work. They need help overcoming what makes them use drugs in the first place, and that can take some people a long time. You mite only be there for 3 to 6 months.
@@LG1ikLx Did you actually look at the data? The Oregon Health Authority has issued a statement that it has been challenging to acquire sufficient data from the BHRN's to determine whether or not Measure 110 has been effective. The only data we have is the amount of money spent on these centers and the demographics of people who use them. The turnover rate for the nurses is at 54% within the homes. For perspective 25% voluntary turnover is very high. What does this mean? It means poorly trained nurses. Worst of all the amount of tenants are increasing sharply. This is a recipe for a class action lawsuit.
@@LG1ikLx Your fallacy is appealing to authority by regurgitating the mission statement and using shaming tactics to demean those who don't share the same emotional allegiance to the mission statement. You never cited a single data point that shows the effectiveness of these clinics which clearly indicates your bias.
Supply the drug and supply the help, if you have never been an addict the you have no idea of what may work or what won't
Maybe the drugs can be decriminalized, but the other crimes they're committing while on the drugs still need to be dealt with.
What happened to littering, public nuisance, public intoxication, loitering, etc....?
I agree!
yes
Loietering?
@@garygriffin3647 Loietering?
Thanks for your vids
The man who mentioned Sackler, thank you!! This is what started the whole damn epidemic.
Portuguese here, it's 100% because of the lack of treatment.
Portugal has plenty of places to get treated, and actively has an atmosphere that promotes against overdosing, all of which Portland and other similar cities lack.
Totally. It's a completely different scene in the U.S. It's messed up.
I've read that the drugs over there are not contaminated, You see drugs in the U.S and Canada are laced with deadly toxic chemicals, like fentanyl and xylazine that are so easy to overdose on or be seen walking around in a zombie like state, These chemicals are so strong that even when ther are revived from overdosing they simply do not care they almost died and are shooting up with the Same poison just hours later, So in a nut shell it's so strong that most cannot be reasoned with and refuse offered help and treatment and choose to live on the street until they die, so am I right that that these deadly chemicals are not in Portugal so addicts more approachable to options of treatment...
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable s0urce here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, blizmyco. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. blizmyco
Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.
I was about to say Granny is a pharmacist or a doctor LoL voila she's a nurse!
Jay said it for real... let it solve itself...
Great information in this video. 15 years sober, change is possible.
"QUE ES TU PROBLEMO?!" as Tyler backs away, pointing and getting louder, is hilarious!
I laughed so hard cuz the guy didnt do anything at all and he was so freaked out. Its as if the guy was going to inject him in the neck or something 😂 its quite normal for some people to sell drugs like that in those places and he mentioned them. The seller was right there 😂
The problem can't be fixed at the level of the problem itself. It needs to be fixed at the cause of the problem from ground up. American as a society is riddled with contributing factors like lack of health care and mental health aid, poor financial assistance, low support for homelessness, poor access to quality education, high crime rates, ineffective prison systems, terrible foster care and child protection... the list goes on. You want to fix the drug problem, address the issues that are causing people to turn to drugs and develop addiction
One of the biggest issues with recovering from addiction is once you have a felony from a possession charge or some other charge that came as a result of the drug addiction your trapped.. cuz at this point finding a job with a wage you can survive on and finding housing is nearly impossible.. once they do a background check on you and find your a felon your immediately disregarded.. i think we need to start there and enable people to hide or completely expunge their record if it can reasonably be assumed it is because of a drug addiction and a person can prove a significant amount of clean time.. so that they can have a chance at a normal life. Otherwise why would a person be motivated to turn their life around just to be shunned .. their is no motivation.. give people a realistic light at the end of the tunnel
In other countries that have done this they have extensive resources available instead of jail. They put them in programs and housing that actually help them change their lives. They didn't just decriminalize it and let the addicts run free like they did in Portland.
Like the one dude said there's plenty of other places in the US that are just as bad as Portland that never decriminalized. So that's probably not the actual problem or solution.
They should be in jail. They all commit crime to buy the drugs.
@@BabyJesus66 they can easily clean up the streets and help people, they just dont, almost like they want it like this,.. hmmmm
@@mumsspaghetti6649 It shouldn't be jail in my opinion, it should be similar though in that they aren't allowed to leave the facility. It should be a place focused specifically on drug rehabilitation free of charge and for the first year the patients cannot leave the facility and then the next year are put on strict probation only being allowed to leave for work. There is no rehabilitation in US prisons it's just a cage where you get tortured.
Exactly!!!!!
So conclusion: America is looking for a single "antidote" when in reality it requires precise planning to attack the issue
No.. one side is just lazy, the one side starting 2020...
The conclusion is that American social programs are dogshit. Instead of helping American citizens the country would rather throw tax dollars at its war machine that’s lost every war since the 40s. American imperialistic culture and its own propaganda machine churning out the ideology that government help is bad is why America will fall. Why these people die and suffer. And the rich men and women who control the country will continue to run it straight into the ground because the idea of individualism has perverted not only those in power but every American
@@dertythegrower the opiod epidemic did not start in 2020 i hope you're aware
America will never be able to address this issue because there will be no America in future to begin with, Americans never learned anything from their history class (they were probably all stoned) opioids and drugs were widespread in china during their colonial rule, british importing opioids en masse enslaving the local population, which led to their downfall, junkies claiming drugs free them are truly high because they are just slaves of their own primitive mind and the corporations.
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Mental health is our crisis. Rn. Then leads to self medicating which leads to addiction which leads to so much more debilitating things. It’s sad. Ben clean off Heroin for 15yrs now. Well before the Fentanyl days luckily but I was homeless drug addict for YEARS. It can be overcome but the mental health has to be addressed first
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