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The solution is: individualized targeted care
The problem is: political will.
Yeah the odds of me stepping on someone’s used needle while minding my own business walking down the street is certainly not ideal.
May not be the overall success this article suggests.
Not leading to a reduction in deaths says it’s not successful.
Addiction is a medical problem, not a moral one.
The medical problem is downstream of economics. Housing Theory of Everything applies:
High barriers to housing construction cause housing shortages.
Housing shortages cause high rents.
High rents cause homelessness.
Homelessness causes drug addiction.
Drug addiction causes overdoses.
thank you.
Addiction is a symptom of Homelessness just like mental health. We need a housing first initiative with needs based assistance but I don’t see that happening in my life time.
Except for all the empty houses.
High barrier to housing access is not due to construction regulations, just another symptom of capitalism.
I wonder how it would’ve gone if police hadn’t thrown up their hands and said “Oh I guess we’re not doing drug enforcement at all anymore”
