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Opioids are an American problem, but homelessness across the US has been mostly decreasing over the past decade(1). The situation in SF and Seattle (to name tw
by burlesona 8y ago
Opioids are an American problem, but homelessness across the US has been mostly decreasing over the past decade(1).
The situation in SF and Seattle (to name two) has a lot to do with how bad the overall housing situation is in those places.
1: https://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-population-usa-states-2018-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-population-usa-stat...
- pstuart 8y agoAnd the problem of SF being a magnet for homeless to either be shipped to from other locales or "migrating" from the greater bay area. My mother was one of the latter.
- gamma-male 8y agoI don’t agree with you. Inside a country homeless people will generally tend to stick together in specific regions. This is what is happening here, what you can see in San Francisco is a consequence of many decisions the US has been taking over the years, no universal health care being one. The housing situation in many places is bad, it doesn’t mean it will attract homeless people from all over the place.