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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by DrThunder on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:02PM (#36435269)
I don't agree at all. Most addicts on the streets were addicts beforehand and the reason they're homeless has a lot do with their addiction and being unable to maintain a working lifestyle.

It's DEFINITELY not a minority. They don't just randomly end up on the streets from some random cause and then turn into addicts. That rarely happens, there are too many opportunities in this country to just become completely homeless from bad luck.

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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by giraffe_lady on Thursday June 22, 2023 @02:43PM (#36436842)
It’s not a matter of opinion though look it up.
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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by DrThunder on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:03AM (#36479780)
There's no scientific basis for what you're saying, so it is in fact an opinion you're spouting off.

The only way to do a study on this would be to ask. They're not tracking people throughout their lives to see if they're suddenly becoming homeless and turning into drug addicts afterwards.

Use some critical thinking please. Just because some media outlet says it's so doesn't make it true.

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