[mikemhg]

I think people miss the primary reasoning behind this drug epidemic and homelessness, and that's affordability, full stop.

It's odd how people seem to have this cognitive dissonance to what is going on around them. Rent prices throughout North America (most notably on the coasts) are at the highest levels proportion to income we've ever seen. We live in a fish bowl on this forum, but people are struggling out there, big time.

This is why you're seeing what you're seeing. We can talk about drug policies, we can talk about rehabilitation, but the disparity factor is one that seriously need to be addressed as that is the root of much of the problem.