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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Why is it that those that have housing and addictions generally need to attend a privately run rehab centre to successfully kick their addiction yet it’s thought all that homeless need is a house, and a weekly meeting with an addictions counselor? It’s more complex than that.
Yes of course it’s impossible from living in a tent under a bridge. It’s also not that possible for many without ultimate measures. You can’t just give them a home and say now that you have a place don’t go do meth tonight. They need detox and a regularly administered prescription substitute to flip their situation from “must get today’s drug hit at all costs” to “I don’t need it anymore to exist and I can pursue greater things”.
I don’t think anyone’s angle is round people living on the streets up in vans and ship them to some draconian facility. You provide them the option. Those who want to get clean (with consistent warm meals, showers and a bed) will take the option. Those that don’t, you can’t really expect great success with those people.
If they’re arrested for criminal behaviour while under the influence of a narcotic they are admitted.
Watch the documentary Hemi posted and see what they’re doing in Rhode Island.
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Great, we need to give them all that extra support as well. My appologies if I made it seem that housing alone would be enough. It's not. But its the first step is definitely a place to live