DTES Vancouver Cracktown Edit

DTES Vancouver Cracktown Edit – This is a clip I edited to show what life in DTES Vancouver looks like. Just so you people understand my motivations, well I lived at the Regent Hotel on Main and Hastings for two months while working on a construction site nearby, and I was fascinated by the neighborhood because it was like waking up in a zombie movie each and every day. My main objective when I moved there was to shoot a documentary on poverty and drugs in DTES with some historic facts and all, but since I worked full time and did not have much time, I ended up filming less than I expected so I decided to edit a short but shocking clip so people can realize in what kind of world they are living in. Of course, my intention was to show the shady side of DTES, but I wanna point out that there is a lot of support for homeless people and drug addicts, a lot of good people trying to help, social workers, street nurses, volunteers, and not only drug addicts and prostitutes…

Bangor-area Rite Aids add security guards [Bangor Daily News, Maine]

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14–BANGOR, Maine — Security guards are on patrol at area Rite Aid pharmacies, while company officials work with police on ways to deter desperate people in search of drugs from robbing the stores, Rite Aid spokeswoman Ashley Flower said Thursday …
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Drug use remains prevalent inside Maine State Prison — Midcoast — Bangor …

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In the October grand jury session, the most common drugs being dealt by the prisoners who were charged with trafficking in contraband were Suboxone and buprenorphine. Both are prescription drugs intended to help treat opiate addiction, but each also …
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