Makes perfect sense - used to be a really nice city. From The Seattle Times:
Seattle ranks as most medicated metro for mental health reasons
Even in a normal year, a lot of people feel down around this time. The holiday season can be a trigger for anxiety and depression for some. And for those of us who live in the Seattle area, the unrelenting gray skies that are typical don’t help matters.
Of course, 2021 hasn’t been a normal year. The pandemic is still raging, fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Whatever the reasons, Seattle ranks as the most medicated major metro area for mental health conditions, according to a new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. It shows that more than 1 in 5 adults in the Seattle area have taken prescription medication to help with emotions, or with concentration, behavior or mental health, in the past four weeks. The survey was conducted from Dec. 1-13.
They included this map - I am really surprised that Portland, Oregon is not even listed - yes, Seattle has serious problems but Portland is a fscking basket case:
And it is not just Demicrat rule either - most cities have a long sucession of Democrat mayors but Miami, Dallas, Houston have had alternating D and Rs for mayor. Curious.
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