A&E’s ‘Intervention’ set in Atlanta, focused on opioid crisis Airs 1/2/18 (fit in, mall)

[vtecluder617]

I feel like this Intervention 9 episode "special" only taking place in Atlanta is portraying to the rest of the country that we are ground zero for the opioid crisis, which is far from the truth. My home state of MA has had this issue for a couple of decades at least. While living up there, I never went a day without seeing a junkie nodding off (on the subway, standing in line at a dunkin donuts, wherever). And seeing used needles on the sidewalk or in a store parking lot was common. That being said, having lived and worked in Atlanta's "Heroin Triangle" for almost 2 years now, I have seen none of that. Could it be that it is more behind closed doors down here? Possibly. But I don't think that Atlanta's northern burbs has more of a problem than any other metro area in this country. Especially metro Boston.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by vtecluder617

I feel like this Intervention 9 episode "special" only taking place in Atlanta is portraying to the rest of the country that we are ground zero for the opioid crisis, which is far from the truth. My home state of MA has had this issue for a couple of decades at least. While living up there, I never went a day without seeing a junkie nodding off (on the subway, standing in line at a dunkin donuts, wherever). And seeing used needles on the sidewalk or in a store parking lot was common. That being said, having lived and worked in Atlanta's "Heroin Triangle" for almost 2 years now, I have seen none of that. Could it be that it is more behind closed doors down here? Possibly. But I don't think that Atlanta's northern burbs has more of a problem than any other metro area in this country. Especially metro Boston.

Yes. Thank you for saying this. It is very bad in Metro Boston and a lot New England. From my understanding, the worst of the worst is The Cape and the Islands.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by vtecluder617

I feel like this Intervention 9 episode "special" only taking place in Atlanta is portraying to the rest of the country that we are ground zero for the opioid crisis, which is far from the truth. My home state of MA has had this issue for a couple of decades at least. While living up there, I never went a day without seeing a junkie nodding off (on the subway, standing in line at a dunkin donuts, wherever). And seeing used needles on the sidewalk or in a store parking lot was common. That being said, having lived and worked in Atlanta's "Heroin Triangle" for almost 2 years now, I have seen none of that. Could it be that it is more behind closed doors down here? Possibly. But I don't think that Atlanta's northern burbs has more of a problem than any other metro area in this country. Especially metro Boston.

Where are you from in Mass again?

[vtecluder617]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Yes. Thank you for saying this. It is very bad in Metro Boston and a lot New England. From my understanding, the worst of the worst is The Cape and the Islands.

Yup. Heroin use on The South Shore, Cape and Islands is rampant. My wife grew up in Falmouth down the Cape and when we go to visit it just seems like the problem is getting worse.

I grew up in Cambridge, but bought a house and moved to the South Shore (Hanover) after getting married. Weymouth (town directly north of Hanover) was so notorious for it that its nikcname was "junk city".

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by vtecluder617

Yup. Heroin use on The South Shore, Cape and Islands is rampant. My wife grew up in Falmouth down the Cape and when we go to visit it just seems like the problem is getting worse.

I grew up in Cambridge, but bought a house and moved to the South Shore (Hanover) after getting married. Weymouth (town directly north of Hanover) was so notorious for it that its nikcname was "junk city".

I completely understand. I lived on Nantucket for a while.


You attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin?

[vtecluder617]

Originally Posted by aries4118

I completely understand. I lived on Nantucket for a while.


You attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin?

Sure did! Class of 2001.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by vtecluder617

Sure did! Class of 2001.

That's cool. Nice school.

[JMatl]

Yeah, we were up there last summer and were surprised to see big 'NO needles' signs on the trashcans in the restroom at a CVS. It was in East Boston though, so it may not be common throughout the Metro.

[Saintmarks]

I personally know a family featured in this series. When it hits home, it doesn't matter who didn't pay attention to what crisis earlier, who has a worse problem in what city or whether the burbs or the central city are slighted or exalted. It is a plague ripping families apart and attention should be there to find answers and solutions. Not a topic to one up one another.

[Eldemila]

I was out for the evening when it aired, so I haven't had a chance to see it. Any thoughts to those who have seen it?