Believe it or not, the Times did an thoughtful, humanizing look at the patients in a Pittsburgh abuse clinic. My part of the city is full of problems. Even though I live in one of the nicer neighborhoods, a guy up the street died of an overdose last month; I only know about it because my neighbor took in his cat.
Junkies are everywhere. You’d be surprised at how many of them live in the suburbs, running businesses, raising families — and doing heroin every day. People are in pain, and they medicate themselves. Some of us choose more acceptable poisons, I guess.
It’s true junkies ARE EVERYWHERE in the suburbs, cities, and in the rural areas too. Crime related to having to have money for the next fix is rampant everywhere as well. It’s ugly.