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Drug use sometimes feels like a method homeless people use to self medicate because of being homeless. So if the bottom of Maslow like housing first is addresse
by mofosyne 4y ago
Drug use sometimes feels like a method homeless people use to self medicate because of being homeless. So if the bottom of Maslow like housing first is addressed then by implication it means less medication needed to treat the horrors of being homeless.
Sounds cheaper as well compared to the policing and emergency hospital bills needed to deal with them as well.
- bicx 4y agoI helped a middle-class family member get off legally-prescribed opioids, and it took over a year of tapering and misery. If you stop cold turkey (or even just taper too fast), it can become dangerous. All that to say: I the drug problem is a separate but related epidemic that thrives on vulnerable populations. Even if you’re temporarily vulnerable, it just takes a few bad decisions to land someone into an addictive cycle that can last a lifetime. Once someone decides they want off hard drugs, it takes an enormous amount of willpower and support. Even years after getting off something like opioids, the cravings can linger. I honestly think the drug problem is more powerful and detrimental than homelessness itself. The drug trade definitely feeds on homelessness, but it would likely still find a vulnerable population if homeless people were eliminated.