Belleville, Ont., residents frustrated, divided over how to address addictions crisis
Advocates and police are divided on two things: how to tackle those problems, and whether the current solutions are working.
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![People congregate on the sidewalk leading up to the drop-in centre at the Bridge Street United Church in Belleville, Ont. If the centre closes its doors and waits for the new facility to be built, Cromier says vulnerable residents will spread out in the city. Groups of people with various belongings congregate on a sidewalk. THey have trash bags and an assortment of clothes](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7125253.1708882993!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/60-bridge-st-east-belleville.jpg)
Advocates and police are divided on two things: how to tackle those problems, and whether the current solutions are working.