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Yea, they should get assistance. Just not direct cash, I totally disagree with you in that regard. What they do need is drug counseling, psychiatric counseling
by Para2016 9y ago
Yea, they should get assistance. Just not direct cash, I totally disagree with you in that regard.
What they do need is drug counseling, psychiatric counseling, a safe place to stay, food provided for them, clothing, help finding a job and stable housing arrangement after they are sober. Giving a cocaine addict that is so poor they are living on the streets just cash, is unhelpful. Once they are sober and have proven they will responsibly use money for needed items, then you can give it to them.
As a physician who sees plenty of county patients that are addicts - you know what happens when they get a bunch of money? They spend it on drugs, not on their neglected children or anything else in Maslow's hierarchy. Do-gooders who think handing cash to an addict is helpful, are wrong. You're just wrong and I completely disagree with you, I'm not conflating anything.
- ctrl-j 9y agoSo, just to be clear, it sounds you're arguing that we should put barriers on how good people who are homeless/broke should be able to spend their financial assistance - in order to prevent addicts from buying drugs. That sounds like conflating the issue of poverty with the issue of drug abuse. There is overlap, but I don't believe that the harm to addicts outweighs the help to the people struggling to survive.