So your argument here is that someone didn't have the money for housing and the coping mechanism the non-drug addict chose is to start doing drugs?
Typed out that way, does that still make sense in your head?
This is not your typical chick-and-egg type problem. Those who are not addicted to something tend to be off the street relatively quickly. It's those with pre-existing problems that don't, such as drugs, mental instability, etc.
The over-representation of certain demographics amongst the homeless tells you full-stop this is true, such as war veterans.
Typed out that way, does that still make sense in your head?
This is not your typical chick-and-egg type problem. Those who are not addicted to something tend to be off the street relatively quickly. It's those with pre-existing problems that don't, such as drugs, mental instability, etc.
The over-representation of certain demographics amongst the homeless tells you full-stop this is true, such as war veterans.