Tent Encampments - The Community

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Meth is what brings methods, what keeps them there. And it's where they run. It gives them an outlet when they want to escape treatment. The tent encampments then become the community we're you know, tho the common denominator is druggs. They feel kind of accepted for ther for there for their methuse.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones talks about his book, The Least of Us, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Quinones focuses on the devastation caused by methamphetamine and fentanyl, the latest evolution of innovation in the supply of mind-altering drugs in the United States. The latest versions of meth, he argues, are more emotionally damaging than before and have played a central role in the expansion of the homeless in tent encampments in American cities. The conversation includes an exploration of the rising number of overdose deaths in the United States and what role community and other institutions might play in reducing the death toll.