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Portland to evict nearly 100 shelter residents who are ‘unwilling to engage’ (www.oregonlive.com)
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[–] [S] -3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/02/429486/how-common-illegal-drug-use-among-people-who-are-homeless

"About 42% of all participants said they began using drugs regularly before they became homeless for the first time, and 23% said they began using drugs regularly after becoming homeless for the first time."

Start using drugs > lose your job > lose money to pay for housing.

Pretty easy to see the progression.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Where is the job loss claimed? this is home loss, and idk if you know this but it's a steady decline, not a cliff. They were using drugs after housing insecurity appeared in their lives in all likelyhood.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 10 months ago

    https://www.healthadvocate.com/site/article/employees-suffering-losses-from-addiction-lose-their-jobs-last

    "according to the National Safety Council, employees who abuse drugs are 2–5 times more likely to:

    Take unexcused absences.

    Be late for work.

    Quit or be fired within 1 year of employment.

    Be involved in workplace incidents.

    File workers’ compensation claims.

    Those costs add up very quickly with just one employee struggling with substance abuse at work and even faster if there are multiple abusers."

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