Journalist Reports on Drug Crisis in Park

We're gonna go to a park right now, which is just a block away.

It's called Houmai Park. It was built only a year ago for this

community and for

kids. When we walk up, you're gonna see how crazy it

is right now.

It's gonna be packed with drug addicts.

When I was here earlier today, there were about three dozen people in there.

Everyone was passed out, everyone doing fentanyl.

It really depends what type of crowd you get. For the most part, people are chill.

They just wanna do their drugs, but if they feel like you're an outsider, an

enemy, they're just gonna attack.

Whoa.

Holy cow.

We just wanna make sure he's not OD'd, man.

Can you not record him? Kevin.

You all right, Kevin?

Kevin.

Okay, that's all we needed. I check on people now regularly.

I have to.

Part of my beat as a journalist now, and I never imagined I'd be the one doing

this, but I'm checking on whether or not people are OD'ing on drugs

or not half the

time now