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Portland is taking bold steps to curb downtown drug use with a groundbreaking initiative that’s sure to shake things up—or at least leave residents humming a few regrettable tunes. The city has officially announced plans to blast Nickelback’s Greatest Hits on repeat throughout downtown streets in an attempt to deter meth heads from hanging around. Early tests of the program, which the city is calling “Operation Look at This Photograph,” have already shown promising results, as drug users reportedly fled within minutes of the opening chords of “How You Remind Me.”
“We’ve tried everything else—outreach programs, additional patrols, even water-filled barriers—and nothing stuck,” said a spokesperson for
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