Philadelphia's open-air drug market is 'a third-world country,' former resident and addict says

Frank Rodriguez, a recovering drug addict, compared Kensington — an open-air drug market in Philadelphia — to a third-world country on Fox and Friends First.

His Fox & Friends First appearance followed a Fox News Digital exclusive that featured Rodriguez as he toured Kensington.

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: OPIOIDS HIT PHILADELPHIA LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB. THIS MAN IS DOCUMENTING THE FALLOUT "A lot of times, the parents will tell them ‘look, if you don’t make good decisions, that’s what’s gonna happen,’" he said. That"puts an ideal in the child’s head that an addict or somebody that’s homeless or suffering from mental health is sort of lesser-than them."

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