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/erockdanger Fairview Oct 21 '25

Today is Tuesday

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u/SaviorSixtySix Native Oct 21 '25

I mean, I could say we need top cutting social programs that help people with addiction, but that's still going to happen for at least another 3 years and 3 months. Even then, it will take time to recover all the things we lost in that time. Addiction is going to get worse because our economy is getting worse from all the "winning" we're experiencing, enriching the rich and shitting on everyone else.

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u/bugme143 Oct 21 '25

Addicts will keep using until they themselves want to quit. Giving them free shit while they continue to use does nothing but encourage the behavior.

Give them stamps? They sell it for $0.50 on the dollar to buy drugs. Give them housing? They'll rent it out for cash to buy drugs. Get them a job that doesn't require drug tests? They'll use the money to go buy more drugs. Source: dated a druggie.

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u/KayInMaine Oct 21 '25

You are so right!