Re: drug abuse among the homeless

Al Lewis wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:34:22 -0500, Brother Nate
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> >Adam Meadows wrote:
> >> How do we help these people?
> >
> >Personally I think the retired nurse quoted in the story
> >was right.  Real rehab, even if it's nothing more than a
> >place that these people can go to remind themselves that
> >they don't have to "f--k up".
> >
> >I was struck by the ambition of Little Bit Susan to get
> >off drugs "someday".  The fact that most of these people
> >would relapse afterwards wouldn't detract from the fact
> >that any time they spent in a program would be time with
> >a roof over their head, 3 square meals a day, and at least
> >a shred of hope that they might get back on their feet
> >someday.
> >
> >Drugs clearly aren't the only reason why those people are
> >there on that island, but it's a big enough part of the
> >puzzle to convince me that drug abuse issues don't just
> >go away if the drugs abused are legal (i.e.- the death
> >of Randy, the wheelchair-bound alcoholic).
> 
> Although alcohol addiction is more likely to lead to death than chronic
> marijuana use or an opiate addiction in which the supply is of a known
> dosage and purity.
> 
> Of course there would still be drug abuse issues, but they would be more
> easily dealt with.

and the millions of people who use drugs without casing problems can be left
alone -- what a concept!  imagine *not* punishing people who aren't causing
problems.

b
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