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Old 01-25-2023, 12:45 PM   #170
Jason14h
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee View Post
Sure now ask the same question and replace "drug use" with "addiction" and watch the number sky rocket.

At the very least, let's say it's 50% of homeless are addicts, you take 50% of homelessness away by working on addiction.

You do this by doing the Portugal model. /thread.
Okay looks like it’s 1/3 for drug and alcohol . I assume Canada is similar

https://americanaddictioncenters.org...guide/homeless

So we’re taking 600-700 people in Calgary. I don’t know enough about the “Portugal System” and haven’t researched pros and cons- but I agree with the premise that it isn’t rocket science to fix - and not the expense relative to other things we “waste” dollars on

It’s just not a sexy voting topic until they are in your neighborhood
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