what
drugs do you normally use
yeah
a little bit of fetty and crack
ever meth at all
meth sometimes too okay
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oh I'll talk to her yeah
190.
490.
send me that priority 16 on solvent I
didn't make a Payday I'm here on this
stuff like that okay
hey honey
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hey honey what you doing
hey
you're sitting in the Middle Road do me
a favor get on the road
bill you fell yeah
[ __ ] okay here you can leave against the
car if you're having a hard time
standing
um what are you doing out here cold
I understand that
it's all right you guys about to go do
you have a place to go
you living out your own Street
he's not slept in a while
because this is
okay
that happened like in your do you live
in a camp with some people
do you live in like a camp with people
or something
no no okay
um what can I do with you today to help
you be safe
do you have a spot you normally stay
where's your clothes and stuff did you
have bags yes are those your bag were
they trash bags
is that them right there
what okay
um if you have a spot to take that stuff
what was your plan
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you're gonna go downtown
do you have bus pass too okay I think
what you need to do is you need to find
a place to go get some sleep you need to
stay off the street
I understand that
that's so scary
I'm gonna have a minute come by and
check you out okay
you don't want to leave against the car
you can stand there you're all right
okay do you have any medical problems or
anything
what kind of medical problems you have
you said you have I asked if you had any
medical questions
oh you do yes I get um
okay like an infection anything that
prevents you from standing okay
um they have bumps all over my head I'm
sorry
what
drugs do you normally use
a little bit of fetty and crack
ever meth at all
meth sometimes too okay
um
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and um
when's the last time you used any drugs
all right
three days ago was that Matt
okay that explains why you're
yeah while you're up and tired and
having such a hard time where do you
normally lay down
let's find places
I mean you don't have a normal camping
place or anything like that any friends
out here
I know a lot of people will kind of just
fall asleep in the Trap
is that what you normally do
no you stay out of those places
where's your family at are they from
around here
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what my mom
got brothers and sisters and circles
cousins something like that
yeah
they were local
um
oh yeah well luckily it's kind of warm
it's kind of warm right now at least
it's warmer than it has been yeah yeah
it's really nice it's gonna be nice
until I think Friday or Saturday that's
gonna start getting cold again have you
ever gone down to the shelter and got
into bed or anything like that oh my
goodness
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like when it gets really cold you do
yeah
and um
so because my work as we work
well meth kind of makes you Sleepwalk a
little bit too right I think so no
because
okay
so is that what you do every year kind
of in the summertime you kind of come
out in the street in the winter time you
go find a bed and shelter
how long have you been doing that huh
I get out of places because look
your glamorous
Leonard way yes oh I'm sorry
um so
um
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I already cleared Wayne off unless you
guys just want to be here I don't need
anything
yeah okay
how are you guys
yeah there is check and make sure we're
safe
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so where was your house at that you were
living before you became homeless
oh okay I'm OCC
upy okay that doesn't make a lot of
sense yes where were you living
um
uh
I was asking where you were living oh
yes
um
do you are you getting treated for any
mental health issues
yes you have a case manager and
everything that you work with why aren't
they getting you in housing
yeah they're trying I'm trying to get
into an apartment okay
um I gotta get into
um
all right
and nice they are nice yeah look at that
a little bit it's a nice area down there
that building is pretty new still and
it's not too bad they have pretty strict
rules though right yeah like you get
kicked out to get caught with drugs and
stuff yeah
are you gonna go to rehab or anything
before you go to the shelter yep
what's your plan
oh you go to the method okay but you
said you already used crack and heroin
and and meth so the methadone clinic
isn't really doing you any good no no no
no no
16 milligrams okay
but I think you need to actually get
clean make yourself better
if you get a free apartment you're just
going to use drugs and lay in your
apartment right no no
I'm usually
you stay awake so
um
okay
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I understand that
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well there's a minute coming by to check
you out and make sure that you're
healthy okay
foreign
do you know where you are right now yes
where are we
on this side
um
you're carrying those bags where were
you planning on taking them
to town downtown what are you gonna do
down there
you stay down there give a tent down
there you just hang out [ __ ] uh in
the cove and buildings and stuff like
that
you stay awake
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um do you know her nope okay she was
laying in the road okay not responding
to people I got her out she's just
like this using a lot of drugs and stuff
I just want to make sure she's healthy
enough for me to leave her all right
yeah baby you know you're at right now
all right
here I got bumps over there
yeah
I wish we could uh give people like 800
milligrams of caffeine
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what are you gonna take him
foreign
yeah what's your name
Amanda
Amanda Linda
yeah is that what you said
um
Lindy like the restaurant maybe yeah
do you know you're social
okay
next date of birth
it's not your last name for me one more
time
Amanda
l-i-n-d-a no d-i-e
yeah
l-a-n-d-i-e
I got it that time I sit here it twice
baby yes just learn your words a little
bit
hey Lynn how about we run into the
hospital gets checked out because you
can't hardly stay awake when we're
sitting back here all right
um
I understand that but I don't want you
you probably need some help you go to
the hospital get some rest and all that
stuff and get you some help okay yeah
you wanna do that yes
the clothes yes
I think she's saying those two trash
bags of hers are you willing to take
them
how's it going to play
oh really yeah
I can hop in the car and verify her
identity for you broken if you need it
all right perfect
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yeah Amanda Rose Lindy
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thank you
foreign
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