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[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's part of the problem. Pay for rehab with what money? Homeless shelters also aren't a solution to homelessness, because shelters are not housing.

[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

No. The rehab is free.
Province is even putting people up in apartments.

Only rule is: no drugs in the apartment and you enroll in a free rehab program. 80% are turning it down willingly.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Drug addiction doesn't work that way. Imagine if the only way to get housing was to quit smoking cold turkey. Very, very few people will succeed. Some of the homeless have tried to kick their habit and failed, so very few people would want to fail abstinence and go back on the streets.

[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Please don't create straw man arguments.

I never said cold turkey or abstinence. I said "no drug use in the free apartment."

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I've never done drugs before, but I've heard that once people experience being high, being sober is pretty damn depressing & unbearable, And they would rather live this miserable existence high than sober. At any cost, no matter the stakes.

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