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Balrog0 posted...

Yeah, man. That's why we should house them first, and then work on their addiction. You literally cannot convince an addict up front to stop. But it's cheaper in the long run to house people with supportive services on site than to let them just kill themselves in the streets.

I'm not saying it's easy, but the solution isn't complicated so much as political. If we funded this stuff through pubic revenue directly, through higher taxes if necessary, that would work best.

I don't think it's really possible to house an active addict who has lost control to the point of homelessness unless they're being forced to detox or have sought help themselves. You're at best creating a situation where they're going to wreck a viable living environment for someone who actually wants the help, or worst case just creating a possible crime scene (other than the existence of the drugs).