Middlesboro, Kentucky - Americas Highest Overdose Rates

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  • @jillwright1484
    @jillwright1484 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I live in Middlesboro I don't do drugs nor does any of my family. We have never been questioned why we live here. Our neighbor is great he watches out for us and helps us with whatever we need help with. Your comments are not appreciated and if you think you are better than people who live here then you are sadly mistaken.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so lets just ignore that your region has the worst overdoses in the whole country? makes sence

    • @jillwright1484
      @jillwright1484 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS No of course we don't ignore it. I'm also not stupid. This area needs a lot of help in many areas. Poverty, education and medical.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jillwright1484 POVERTY? NO.. the real problem is LAZINESS. I lived in Rural Alabama everyone cried about poverty, I landed there with no contacts and started stacking bread.. its a LAZY people of Appalachia.. theres SO MUCH potenical specially with an eging population. Cheap housing, what a WASTE of americas potenical. let 500,000 guatemalans move there to earstern kentucky and in 10 years it will be one of the fastest growing regions... just look at NW arkansas, its the ONLY growing region of that state, jus thappens to be lots of latinos due to farming jobs. If yall just gonna use drugs and OD, let someone who appreciates this countries oppertunities be sucessful.

    • @moxii_edits
      @moxii_edits 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same

    • @ClaireCopeland-n6y
      @ClaireCopeland-n6y 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can we spell. You cannot

  • @MarkLambertMusic
    @MarkLambertMusic ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You passed right by my house. When you drove by I was probably playing guitar-not the banjo-and not overdosing or feeling the least bit sad while doing so.

  • @imantdagoat
    @imantdagoat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    People Complain about middlesboro but it’s a lot safer than other places.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No its not. Its drug infested

    • @imantdagoat
      @imantdagoat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I Moved From DC/Maryland Area To Middlesboro About 3 Years Ago.It’s No Place In Kentucky Worst Then Where I Come From.Almost 300 Murders This Year Alone,Now Labeled The Car Jacking Of The United States.Do You Know What Safe Is?

    • @bethl8624
      @bethl8624 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@imantdagoat💯💯💯 Exactly!!! Middlesboro is NOT a bad “crime area”. I’ve NEVER been ANYWHERE there and felt unsafe.

  • @jonathangriffin8872
    @jonathangriffin8872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm from here and live here and yes drugs and homeless are bad here. Nothing like a big city though. That's a small group of people though. Nice place to visit if passing through town is trying to improve.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      NOTHING LIKE BIG CITIES? 😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 what big city has a overdose rate over 100/100K??? wow you small town people say the darnest things! give you a CLUE..your small towns overdose rate is 10X higher than MIAMI

  • @IdeaStrollin-
    @IdeaStrollin- ปีที่แล้ว +25

    If you're going to attempt to make a documentary type video, you would do well to keep your stereotyping and degrading comments about other people out of it. It doesn't help them, it doesn't help you, and it definitely doesn't help your...work.

    • @lamechrayford
      @lamechrayford 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree. His stories are not accurate at all

  • @tiffanypadilla3591
    @tiffanypadilla3591 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lots of good are happening and changing... Look up LCMF for laurel cove music festival. Thousands flock to pineville, ky/ middlesboro for everywhere. Even alaska. It is not all bad. Coolest music festival ever

    • @tiffanypadilla3591
      @tiffanypadilla3591 ปีที่แล้ว

      Should have went to pineville, ky. Tourism director to help give you a real tour

  • @melanies734
    @melanies734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I live in Middleboro and don't know any crack addicts. This city is a microcosm of everywhere else. There are good people and bad people, but mostly good people. Sorry to dash your stereotype. People here are the same as everywhere. They love their families and strive for a better life for their children. The opioid crisis hit here the same as everywhere else. The difference is that the fewer people you live around the higher the liklihood that you'll run into an addict. We aren't separated from each other like you see in big cities. That's all. Most of the people who initially became addicted to opioids here have gotten help or died. There are tweakers here on meth though. Aren't they everywhere? Yes. So when you think about it, the world has changed everywhere, but we are still a sleepy little town by comparison.

  • @marvinhill119
    @marvinhill119 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Did you not expect to see cops in a town and it really doesn’t seem like you know your way around the area

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i agree, we travel all over USA and this area is as depressing as it gets

  • @Jessica-qv1bl
    @Jessica-qv1bl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Forgive all the judges of this world....u will be judged the same!!! I don't live here but the longer you speak the longer I hope you've got your vengeance from the Lord!!

  • @appalachianwoman561
    @appalachianwoman561 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I grew up in Lee County Virginia and my parents and I when I was a kid used to always either go to Middlesboro, KY or Kingsport, TN shopping and to eat. I can remember when Middlesboro Mall was new and filled up with national chains like Foot Locker, and even local family ran stores like B&H Shoes. I also remember when Middlesboro had a Service Merchandise and a Jerry's Restaurant. Now I go back there and aside from Belk, Roses, Shoe Show and a Dollar Tree along with the Cracker Barrel there is nothing there. I'd honestly go there more now if they'd get something like a Marshalls and Ollies. Because as it stands, other than Cracker Barrel I have no reason to go there and I'm not the only one that feels that way. As from here in VA I can go up to the Norton Wise area and there's a lot more shopping and things to do. I remember when Norton and Wise also had a drug problem tho, but I think most of Middlesboros problems are it's depressed, there's no jobs really outside of the Coca Cola plant, and there's just nothing there. Sad to see, when I had so many good memories made down there with my parents on weekend trips. Not too long ago the mall also wasn't as dead as it is now, but it's a lovely unchanged example of what a true 1980s mall looked like.

  • @Jessica-qv1bl
    @Jessica-qv1bl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Newsflash this is everywhere!! If not illegal drugs it's old farmers wife selling her pain management pain pills to support shopping addictions while in church praying for all the poor addicts✌️

    • @chuck51561
      @chuck51561 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL...LMAO....THAT WAS SO FUNNY...YOU ARE SO RIGHT....

    • @Jessica-qv1bl
      @Jessica-qv1bl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @chuck51561 ty they seemed impaired on either antidepressants,legal meth(Adderall/phentermine)or anxiety meds themselves 🤣🤣🤣

    • @chuck51561
      @chuck51561 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      YOU ARE 100% RIGHT...I SEE IT EVERYDAY...I'M IN RETAIL AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SOOO MESSED UP ON THESE DRUGS THEY CAN'T EVEN TALK STRAIGHT. AND WHATS EVEN SCAREYER IS THERE OUT DRIVING ON THEM. LOL

    • @Jessica-qv1bl
      @Jessica-qv1bl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @chuck51561 I apologize.. we should really just pity them and try to show compassion. Peace and love brother.

  • @IsabellaLynch-di6nb
    @IsabellaLynch-di6nb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well. From someone who literally lives here your being dramatic.
    Yes there is a lot of drugs and overdose but it’s also safer than other places.
    We get tourists all the time to discover the Cumberland Gap.
    I understand it’s a new place for you to be at but keep your opinions to yourself man. It’s not as bad as you made it to be and I’ve grew up here.
    My uncle lives in the neighborhood he has to kids and they go out and play all the time. It’s safer than most places. And they are not on drugs. And neither am I.
    It’s not just a drug town it’s way more than that

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Safer? For who? Certainly not for minorities

    • @IsabellaLynch-di6nb
      @IsabellaLynch-di6nb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I am a minor. I’m 15. I’ve lived here my whole life. I’m not saying it’s completely safe because it’s not but there are places way worse. In the video you just made it sound a lot worse than it honestly is as someone who has always lived here.

    • @apexone5502
      @apexone5502 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IsabellaLynch-di6nb when he’s speaking about “minorities” he’s speaking from a racial aspect, not an age aspect.

  • @kevinlindsey8779
    @kevinlindsey8779 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro that’s my car

  • @tiffanypadilla3591
    @tiffanypadilla3591 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Also new businesses are popping up all over middlesboro downtown. My cousin has a venue space for sundays, cotton candy and yummy treats. That also do events on a weekly basis. Should give some love to Cosmic Cafe in middlesboro

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

    • @Jessica-qv1bl
      @Jessica-qv1bl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No love here hun. Only gluttony,pride judgements, and hate! Pray for this man and his poor wife!

  • @steven4315
    @steven4315 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Almost no trash along the road.

  • @jameshines6486
    @jameshines6486 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You know them people in Ohio are some of the worst people I've had experiences with. Pure trouble.

    • @goonn337
      @goonn337 ปีที่แล้ว

      You must be from Kentucky

    • @claytonshackleford5088
      @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah Ohio and Michigan are the worst.. Okay people OD here that’s literally all he can complain about but someone else oding does not effect you.. But the bottom of your car rusting out or getting car jacked or killed by gang violence is terrible

  • @Coed-yd8zk
    @Coed-yd8zk ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Holler at me next time you come to ky and wanna disrespect the people of ky

    • @Jessica-qv1bl
      @Jessica-qv1bl ปีที่แล้ว

      I had to pause the video 😡 poor souls

  • @robertcaldwell7918
    @robertcaldwell7918 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lies lies lies

  • @marvinhill119
    @marvinhill119 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sir. If you don’t mind please get the facts of everything before you start saying stuff. I grew up in middlesboro my and decided to move and I still call that place my home

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i dont give a crap how you feel about it, i dont work for your towns chamber of comerce, i'ma say what it is.

    • @Entropy_arts
      @Entropy_arts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do you know of anywhere to find new friends? I’m actually moving here soon and I’m really excited!

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Entropy_arts people in these small towns are very weary of outsiders and cold. if your a social person, you wont find it here. they might TALK to you..but its to FIND out information from you that they can use to gossip with others.. very demendted society.

  • @Laflamablanca76
    @Laflamablanca76 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So highest overdoses in the country according to who? I’d love to see the publication stating this? I’m from Philadelphia Pa and I have a hard time believing this little town in Kentucky has a higher rate of drug abuse/ overdoses 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @mitchfloyd4883
    @mitchfloyd4883 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video of the town I grew up in. The amateurish narrator, however, armed with a single statistic of the Appalachian region thinks he’s a big time influencer while disparaging a town he obviously knows nothing about. My recommendation is to turn off the audio and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

  • @claytonshackleford5088
    @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Middlesboro and the old religious people blocking the MAT clinics are to blame..But this community is awesome man.. People wanna do drugs and die in their own house we’re inclined to let them and if they want help they can get it.. I was prescribed fentanyl patches at 12 years old it’s the doctors fault brother not the addicts..We mind our business over here…

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Its a cultural phenomenon for that region i dont even know what to say.

    • @claytonshackleford5088
      @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I mean I just literally don’t care if jack wants to go in his house and shoot meth until he dies.. It does not cause anymore petty crime than what was happening with opioids or alcohol or opium in Middlesboro hay days…My question is why would anyone care what another grown adult is doing in their personal time..They do it outside their own homes the police pick them up..Do it in your house as long as kids are not in danger do you boo boo.. Live and let live we say..

  • @earthalex1707
    @earthalex1707 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I heard about that you can not film in National Park ngl that a stupid rule like why can't u filmed when u visit National Parks 🤔🤷‍♂️

  • @earthalex1707
    @earthalex1707 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You going from Detorit to Toronto right ?

  • @lilbob369
    @lilbob369 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, crack will eventually kill you and meth as well, but it’s the opioid and fentanyl that they and most people overdose on. Really though it’s everywhere. So they OD the most? Ok. They just like us from Louisiana only it’s hard for me to drive in them mountains. It’s beautiful there. The Dollar stores are nice and clean. if you want good food go the Louisiana. There are so many old barn I would love to explore. Interesting Bigfoot sightings up there.

  • @Eagles-fg7cg
    @Eagles-fg7cg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do us all a favor in the next one and Stop fucking talking

  • @ClaireCopeland-n6y
    @ClaireCopeland-n6y 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ever seen Deliverance. Better stay home. Yes there are liars here but God knows i lived in Baltimore and this is better. If i see my five bedroom house on here im suing

  • @donaldbarley8873
    @donaldbarley8873 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He did not tell you he is from middlesboro and he is not smart enough to be agent

  • @trash898
    @trash898 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you trashin our city it ain’t even that bad as you say it is

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So your telling me the official figures on drug overdose deaths are wrong?

    • @melanies734
      @melanies734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS those figures are for the entire Appalachian region. Middlesboro is one small city. It's not like we invented drug use or addiction. Most of the people here are not addicts. Didn't you notice how well cared for the homes are? Did you see any homeless people or bums in the street? It's just a town. Regular people live here. It's not my favorite town but it's better than any big city. I ought to know. I lived in a big city for forty years. I have been here for a few years and can tell you, there's virtually no crime without provocation.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@melanies734 please shut up, you clearly havent traveled much to see anything. thats for YOUR COUNTY.. please stop.. I am from Naples Florida, house there on the market now for 295 million dollars.. one house in my town buy your whole county. please stop.

    • @melanies734
      @melanies734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS LOL!!!! Does that work on people where you're from? NOT AFRAID OF YOU! You're going to have to find someone else to intimidate. THIS is my hood.

  • @claytonshackleford5088
    @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s funny cuz when you hear of someone Oding or getting high and eating someone’s face or doing anything ridiculous or sub human you think “Florida man” everytime..If you asked 1037502 what place has the most ods 99% would say Florida or California.. No one but this guy would incorrectly guess middlesboro😂😂

  • @kevinlindsey8779
    @kevinlindsey8779 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pontiac solstice

  • @claytonshackleford5088
    @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We have people from all over the country live here bro.. The methhead will say your FBI but they say that about the locals born and raised here

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😅😅😅 aint nobody moving to towns losing population

    • @claytonshackleford5088
      @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS there might not be people moving here at this point in time, thats not what I said lol.. I grew up with a kid from Arizona a kid from New Haven and a kid from Detroit all living on my block…I’m Native American and my family moved here decades ago from Kansas… There are for sure people from all over.. My wife’s grandmother moved here from fucking Poland…

    • @claytonshackleford5088
      @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Ps the town has been loosing population since the coal mines shut down and it’s still only 1.26 percent a year.. from 9353 in 2020 to 8898 in 2024 so we lost a few hundred people in 4 years.. It’s not like it’s a dying ghost town bro.. What is your beef with this place?? We never have murders or kidnappings or school shootings.. It’s a nice place to live man..

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@claytonshackleford5088 you have the highest drug overdose rates in USA how much worse do you want it? 🥲

    • @claytonshackleford5088
      @claytonshackleford5088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS we don’t tho.. A simple google search will tell you that’s not true😂… It’s Montgomery County Ohio and Baltimore…Middlesboro is not even near the top of the list buddy.. Middlesboro doesn’t even have the highest OD rate in Kentucky Jefferson County does hahaha..😂 The fact you have to make things up tells you it’s not a bad place to live..

  • @richardmerrill6415
    @richardmerrill6415 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep John Prine out of your mouth!

  • @ClaireCopeland-n6y
    @ClaireCopeland-n6y 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We should sue you bastards