IMO the increasing problem is a symptom of far greater ills in society. Inflation and massive increases in living costs are going to push people on the edge over that edge. It's also a lot easier to just say F-it life generally, when there's no hope of owning a home, setting up a family, building wealth, etc....When you have double income families living in run down basement suites, where does that leave the people who used to live in those suites?
On top of that you have China flooding North America with highly addictive, cheap, and easily available chemicals.
There too many factors to push people onto the streets right now. Treating drug addiction is a start, but more like plugging a single of many holes.
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