Evan Wondrasek

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Nothing indicated meth-induced homelessness like a bicycle fixation. Stolen bikes went hand in hand with the drug. Bikes allowed for mobility for people without cars. P2P meth seems to provoke the hoarding of junk, which is why tent encampments are so often full of bizarre collections of seemingly useless stuff. Bikes allowed a user to travel greater distances looking for junk. In the homeless P2P meth world, bikes became currency, easily exchanged for dope.
The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth
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