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Originally Posted by Dominicwasalreadytaken
Sounds a little too fatalistic to me. I know I'm only arguing one slice of a larger issue, but I just can't agree with what you're saying. People born under 'normal circumstances' leading 'normal lives' who find them addicted to lifestyle-altering chemicals do not follow the path that they follow just because of a dumb stroke of luck. You know what I attribute these problems to? Arrogance or apathy. These people know what crack can do to you. Yet they think they can experiment with it and remain unscathed. They're 'better' than those suckers that couldn't handle it. Either that, or they just don't care what their choices may lead to.
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It isn't quite as clear cut as that, but yes, there is an element of fatalism to it. Especially when it comes to mental disorders, they can be set off by a variety of factors in life and people have literally no control over it. Some people can be set off by a series of tramatic events in life and never look back.
Not to mention, these things are very rare. It is a pretty difficult thing to explain because each person has their own seperate set of circumstances.
I'm sure you could find a person whose life started spiraling out of control after he/she was raped - because they were pre dispositioned to depression they may have turned to illegal substances.
But as Jiri said, without a doubt it is a fact that the majority of people on the streets have a mental disorder.