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Horrifying Video Shows Zombie-like State of Drug Addicts in San Francisco
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May 1, 2026
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2:00Now PlayingA newly resurfaced video from San Francisco showed the frightening, zombie-like state of drug addicts in the once-shining downtown portion of the City by the Bay.
In the clip posted on X, rows and rows of humans are drugged out, covered in filth, and frozen in strange positions. The video was taken on 7th and Market Street in the area known as the Tenderloin neighborhood.
It is unclear when it was shot, but a longtime resident of the area, JJ Smith, posted the video on Thursday from the epicenter of the city’s drug and homelessness crises.
However, the San Francisco Police Department told The California Post it believes the video is from a number of years ago.
“For context, since we increased our drug enforcement efforts in June 2023, SFPD has made over 14,392 arrests and we’ve seized over 1,259 pounds of narcotics,” director of strategic communications Evan Sernoffsky said. “The city looks vastly different than when this video was taken.”
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