How America moves homeless people around the country

Re:How America moves homeless people around the country by loeg on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:40AM (#38099757)

It's both! There is a subset of homeless who are addicted to drugs and a subset that isn't. It is oversimplifying to reduce homelessness to a drug problem.

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Re:How America moves homeless people around the country by barbazoo on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:47AM (#38099896)

I thought you were wrong but in Vancouver BC for instance, “only” two thirds said they were addicted to one or more substances.

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/vancouver-homeless-count-2019...

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Re:How America moves homeless people around the country by bb611 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:57AM (#38100085)

> Of those who reported an addiction, 38% identified an addiction to cigarettes ... alcohol (22%), marijuana (21%)

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Re:How America moves homeless people around the country by barbazoo on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:18PM (#38100466)

> followed by opioids (33%), methamphetamine (29%), alcohol (22%)

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