Intravenous drug use abounds on Ho Chi Minh City footbridges
Sunday, August 21, 2022, 08:52 GMT+7
Intravenous drug use has become commonplace on several footbridges that cross Pham Van Dong Boulevard in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
The footbridges have become ideal places for drug users any time of the day, but a scary walk for pedestrians, who have to watch their every step to avoid treading on used needles and syringes that are everywhere on those structures.
Some pedestrians even make detours over the sight of suspected drug addicts on the walkways.
“A young man even brought a child and injected himself in front of the kid,” T.H., a local living near the No. 3 footbridge, recalled his recent sight of a drug addict shooting up.
Following a report by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday, the People’s Committee of Ward 13 in Binh Thanh District, where the said footbridge is located, sent staff there to collect used needles and syringes.
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| This supplied photo shows a plastic bag of used syringes collected on a footbridge by staff of the People's Committee of Ward 13 in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. |
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| A homeless person sleeps on a footbridge crossing National Highway 22 near An Suong Bus Station in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Used syringes are pictured on a footbridge in Ho Chi Minh City, August 19, 2022. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A used syringe is pictured on a footbridge in Ho Chi Minh City, August 19, 2022. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Used syringes are pictured on a footbridge in Ho Chi Minh City, August 19, 2022. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A used syringe is pictured on a footbridge in Ho Chi Minh City, August 19, 2022. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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