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Skid Row Part 3: Drugs
"It's been going on so long, it's hard to control and contain it. Why is it still there?
Skid Row isn't a problem with an exclusively monetary solution, the roots are much deeper than that."
Part 3 of Good Magazine's documentary on the homelessness epidemic in Los Angeles focuses in on the drug trade (Part 2 on kids is here, the introductory episode is here). For those of you who have been following the series, I'd love to hear thoughts.
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I hope the two gentlemen who grew up living the hard life in this third part find success for themselves and their families.
However, stating that many of the problems on skid row have been alleviated is probably only a half-truth at best. I would imagine that similar programs such as the 50 city program have initially shown just the same positive results only to see the problems of drugs and crime resurface somewhere else at some later time. The conclusion that the problem is much more than a monetary one is quite appropriate. The area and its people have to go through a total rehabilitation process by not only reaching out to the officers and other NGO's but listen to the communities that lives in the area. How do they see their problems being solved? Do they want the cycle to repeat itself for future generations? If anybody knows a way that I can help this situation, then please let me know!
February 28, 2008 11:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for introducing this series. I have been making it available on Progressives, South Bend http://progressivessouthbend.org and have gotten strong positive reactions from readers.
Don Wheeler
South Bend, IN
February 29, 2008 10:03 AM | Reply | Permalink