Its been said a million times already. The homeless crisis is -first- a drug crisis. Not everyone wants or will be helped by treatment but getting people off drugs is the first step to fixing the homeless problem.
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From the post: "As the city of Denver prepares to issue the first sweep of encampments under Mayor Mike Johnston's leadership this Friday, new data is shedding the spotlight on another problem for those experiencing homelessness.
"We lost a friend just last week from an overdose," said Caitlin Sinclair.
Caitlin has been living on and off the street since she was 13, but it is in the last two years she has noticed how hard the fentanyl epidemic has impacted others who remain unhoused. "
Its been said a million times already. The homeless crisis is -first- a drug crisis. Not everyone wants or will be helped by treatment but getting people off drugs is the first step to fixing the homeless problem.
Archive: https://archive.is/NicNa
From the post:
"As the city of Denver prepares to issue the first sweep of encampments under Mayor Mike Johnston's leadership this Friday, new data is shedding the spotlight on another problem for those experiencing homelessness.
"We lost a friend just last week from an overdose," said Caitlin Sinclair.
Caitlin has been living on and off the street since she was 13, but it is in the last two years she has noticed how hard the fentanyl epidemic has impacted others who remain unhoused. "
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