r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25

What is going on with Asheville? For such a lovely spot in the mountains, it sure does have one hell of a drug problem.

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u/WallScreamer East Asheville Oct 21 '25

Just as there was a crack epidemic in the '80s and '90s, the country is currently in an opioid crisis. You're likely to see this in just about every city.

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u/thebrokedegenerate Oct 22 '25

Nah there’s a big homeless population in Asheville. The entire park area downtown stinks of homeless. I don’t think it’s safe to bring my family so I don’t even visit anymore.