I know this question is odd, but unfortunately we have a lot of unhoused addicted people in my city. I often see them sitting on a bench bent at the waist in half like a rag doll, or standing somewhere half bent over, like stooped over nodding out I guess? I don’t really know anything about substance use, but it’s such a strange sight, what substances cause them to bend over like this?
Poor souls. The mayors of big cities here have asked the provincial government to declare a state of emergency due to homelessness and addiction being so rampant, but Doug Ford doesn’t give a shit about them.
There is a thing called “fentanyl fold”, when fent users bend over at the waist. So my guess would unfortunately be fentanyl
It’s not just fentanyl, it’s opioids in general. Junkies have been doing this long before fentanyl was available.
junkies have been doing junkie things for sure. the fold is something unique; have seen heroin addicts, meth addicts and other kinds but never seen them fold themselves in half while staying upright. they do it for so long it leads to serious muscle issues in the lower spine. https://sfist.com/2024/07/17/doctors-and-users-explain-why-fentanyl-users-are-slouched-over-so-often/
It might be more prevalent with fentanyl but it’s not unique to it, I remember seeing the fold happening decades before fentanyl was around. I do think it is unique to opioids though, there’s a similar thing that can happen with dissociates but it’s got a different character to the movement and poses.
True, but fentanyl is really popular right now.
Ohhhhh! I didn’t know that was a thing! Thank you. Fentanyl is a real problem here so of course that would be it.
These poor people. It’s absolutely dreadful what’s happening.
It’s refreshing to find somebody with even an ounce of compassion for those folks, let alone the genuine care you have. Thanks for caring.
I really do. It’s terrible. I acknowledge that there is a public nuisance and safety aspect that they bring to the community because of addiction and why people on the other side get frustrated by it, but nobody goes out in life and thinks “I’ll be a homeless drug addict, that’s the way to live”. It’s a product of multiple factors, poverty, etc. And it’s absolutely terrible to try and get clean off substances, especially when you have no home to go to when you’re done.
This is what happens when you have conservative governments. They’re absolutely fine letting these poor people rot.