Why does it seem like more drug addicts are using in public? | The Current

Across the country, in small towns and big cities, people are getting fed up with open drug use in parks and on sidewalks. Even though it's against the law, police are charging fewer people with the crime. The intent is to treat addiction as a health issue. CBC reporter Ariana Kelland brings us the story from Atlantic Canada, and Victoria, B.C., police Chief Fiona Wilson tells us why there are no easy solutions.

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