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Homeless people do struggle with significantly higher rates of substance abuse and untreated mental health disorders than the general population, but studies show that it's more often a consequence of homelessness than the driving factor that caused it: https://unitedtoendhomelessness.org/blog/myth-most-homeless-people-are-either-mentally-ill-or-have-a-substance-use-disorder/ https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/news/opinion-people-think-drug-use-causes-homelessness-its-usually-other-way-around https://invisiblepeople.tv/the-numbers-dont-lie-drug-addiction-is-not-a-leading-cause-of-homelessness/ https://palletshelter.com/blog/myth-addiction-causes-homelessness/ https://truthout.org/articles/media-blame-homelessness-on-substance-abuse-the-data-tell-a-different-story/ https://thevalleycitizen.com/homeless-its-not-the-drugs/ https://portland.citycast.fm/3-questions/simple-reason-portland-homelessness-crisis https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/homelessness/story/2022-07-11/new-book-links-homelessness-city-prosperity https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2023/dec/11/homelessness-usually-causes-drug-use-not-the-other/
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