We live in ‘drug capital of south’ next to millionaires’ playground
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- LOCALS living in a drug-ravaged town that borders on a millionaires' playground say kids have to avoid sitting on dealers' benches.
The seaside spot has long been known for its substance issues, but residents say the problems have only gotten worse as the years have gone on.
Boscombe, in Bournemouth, has even been labelled the ‘drug capital of the south’, and ranks as one of the most deprived areas in the UK.
It’s a stark contrast to the likes of nearby Sandbanks and Southbourne, where million-pound mansions aren’t uncommon.
Residents say it’s not unusual to see drug deals in broad daylight, and youngsters even know to avoid plonking themselves in certain seats or walking near a specific church.
And after years of smelling cannabis as they walk along the high street - and fearing walking alone at night - those living nearby want to see a change.
One retired couple claimed they often saw queues of people trying to buy opioids snaking the streets.
The Boscombe pair, who did not want to be named, told The Sun: “There's drug abuse and social deprivation and then you come across these beautiful houses not far away that nobody is living in and they're locked up for winter because they are holiday lets.
“There's a huge divide between places like Boscombe and Sandbanks, I think you often get the richest in society and the poorest living cheek by jowl.”
They continued: “Our neighbour smokes hash all day every day, it permeates the walls.
“Even in the street, you don't have to walk far and you can smell it. Lots of people seem to be doing it out in the open in the street.
“When you go into the chemists you can very obviously see the methadone queue.”
Linda McGuinness, who has called the area home for decades, said something needs to change - and quick.
The 74-year-old carer said: "It's really gone downhill.
"This used to be a lovely place but now it is spoilt by people doing drugs.
"You can see them dealing by the church and you can't walk up and down the high street without the smell of cannabis.
"I wouldn't feel safe walking here at night."
One woman who has lived in the area for 45 years said it has deteriorated before her eyes.
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The Country's lost and broken .....
Well, I'm 73 and I'm a vet in great health who has smoked cannabis since 1966. Don't blame your problems on cannabis. I like the smell of cannabis. I fought for 20 years to legalize cannabis, used for 5,000 years, in California, USA. Now it is totally legal and you can choose from 100 varieties in the shops. If some world leaders took an occasional toke we could return to sanity. Remember what Jimi Hendrix said: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
Bet it taste amazing back then!
What is being sold in the UK today, is nothing like what was sold in the 60s/70s. Just like the food, its contaminated.
Most addicts will claim they are fine, drugs warp the mind
@@eliakimjosephsophia4542 you really dont understand that weed is just a plant its not some super different dirty hardcore lab made drug its just a leafy plant that can be smoked
Yes, I do know its a plant, I also know that today's dish up is not pure, they put all sorts of junk in it which is why it smells so foul. @@jamesforrester1566
😂😂😂 the smell of weed is not the problems..now when it comes to meth and any other chemicals that's the real problem...I work for outreach team we see that destruction
The police have given up the streets across the country. The dealers dont fear selling drugs so blatantly now
Good evening everyone, we need to do more checks every night,
Don't buy the drugs and it wouldn't happen
@@Storm.Z.4u That's true. But it takes 2. There never used to be so many junkies and drugs in the country. Drug dealers prey on misery. Are involved in modern slavery, much violence. No drugs no junkies
@@blacklisted4885 Some call it slavery, others call it the cast system
@@blacklisted4885they never once mentioned junkies just some old ppl saying they didnt like the smell of weed
Welcome to New York and other states world!
How do you help drug addicts, if they don't want to be helped? 🤷
You don't it's a waste of time and resource.
The question is, why is there a drug problem?
@@Mostwanted19797 To many junkies
IT'S THE SAME IN ALL PLACES 😮😮
Boscombe used to be lovely, mum and dad used to take us there for holidays sometimes. Last time I visited it was in the late 80s.
Legalize all drugs treat like alcohol. End drug crime end crime. Prohibition created the largest crime wave the world has ever known
Just the smell of it makes me feel sick. What they consume today, is very different to what was consumed in the 60s and 70s.
Why there soo bothered about the smell of weed i do not know its not exactly a hard drug ... 🙄🙄
Reason is the WW II generation is gone, the guys who gave it all so the next generation wouldn't go through what they had to, and the reasons are many, u TUBE censorship won't allow me to comment on, or I would.
Are most dealers foreigners or Brits?
the former of course
Where is it
This place is a toilet 🚽
the only solution is legalize and tax
That's everywhere.
Millionaires need drugs, too.
Wow
Ah viva bos vagas