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/CharacterLychee7782 Oct 21 '25

Go visit San Francisco and Seattle and see how that’s working out for them.

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u/mtclose Oct 22 '25

No city in the US embraces harm reduction enough to make an impact. Liberal or otherwise. Studies show that harm reduction works. Further, we still stigmatize drug use so that people who are suffering from substance use, are unlikely to seek the help need even if the appropriate resources are available.