In the film, the bear did not die of a cocaine overdose. Instead, it developed an affinity for the drug and the performance-enhancing effect it inspired. Cocaine Bear was born.
The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or behavior the addiction revolves around as well as the aims and griefs that drive it.
Politicians should provide actual treatment options for people with substance abuse issues rather than removing essential resources that mean life and death for the residents of the Methadone Mile.
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
