The Corridor Of Pain: Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia

[Red Shield]

Heroin: Delaware's deadly crisis

I wonder if every state is getting rocked by Heroin. I remember one of the midwest states, think it was Wisconsin having a needle problem a few months ago.

 

[AgentGrey]

People dropping dead right and left in Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Down State and everywhere in between.

One of my friends hurt his back and ended up dead from Heroin trying to ease his pain..... sad funeral.

I been to funerals for friends who been shot and killed by teenagers, friends dead off heroin you name it.

Yea man its fukked up out there, anybody in Delaware (whites/blacks/hispanics) can tell you about a user or a dealer. Is so common that its literally being found, my boys mom found a few bundles at a hotel room she works at. I know whoever left that was PISSED lol

@Monsieur. Fox

 

[Serious]

subs..

 

[The Gentleman]

These mid-Atlantic cities built too dense when they were originally building out. Not only does that create CEPTD (crime prevention design) issues that exasperate these problems now but they've become less desirable neighborhoods for gentrification (I know we in the black community are suppose to oppose gentrification, but some of these neighborhoods have no other choice) but they're still expensive because of their location.

These neighborhoods are stuck in an endless cycle. The people are poor because all they can do is hustle and make a quick buck, but the people can only try and make a quick buck because they're poor and uneducated. Poor causes hustle and hustle causes poor. The idea that as a whole these neighborhoods will work themselves out of relative poverty isn't realistic.

Black people would fare better in less dense neighborhoods. Hopefully we'll see a migration from high density areas to lower density areas among black people. Cheaper land too.

Also, there is an issue that once black people make it, very few ever go back and invest in the neighborhood or community. Where are these people?

Affluent Black Suburbs

The density of the neighborhood doesn’t mean shyt. It’s the economic conditions that matter.