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Originally Posted by blankall
I also find some of the language in this thread to be getting pretty appalling.
That being said, throwing money at people with major drug addiction and mental health issues in the form of a "reward" is not likely to work either. They've tried that a lot in Vancouver with free housing. Yes, it's great to give people a roof over the head and way out of the cold. However, this hasn't been shown to actually help anyone with their problems. On top of that, the housing quickly degrades into prostitution, crime, and drug dens where people get taken advantage of, physically assaulted, sexually exploited/abused, etc...You also end up with a lot of people just overdosing in isolation in their rooms, instead of in public, so free housing may not save lives.
We already have a model that works, and that's Portugal's. That doesn't involve bribery or letting people roam free. In Portugal it's doctors and health panel members who can mandatory stays in drug treatment facilities. Currently, it seems as though lawmakers are too concerned with denying anyone their liberty and other rights, even if its in their best interest.
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blank-GPT most of the physical universe operates on a reward system. Probably why they are addicted to life disabling drugs.
Most people go to school; contribute to society; work hard for rewards which a primary driving force. Those channels create a society.
One of my thoughts was using the money to enforce or push people off the train could be used to help a demographic that wanted a way out. That would be my focus.
However, your suggestion of mandatory stays in drug facilities and how they do it in Portugal is a great addition to a solution. Especially, when some people are saying that criminality and criminal offence isn't the solution or locking people up.
It's the answer, especially those that know and need that hand that are so far gone.