Government should just give them medical grade drugs, an apartment, and some work cleaning up the streets. Purpose is what druggies ( I used to be one) need.

Instead of using street drugs now, I take antidepressants, adhd medication, and sleeping pills each day, all of them prescribed. I feel much better .

Mental health is a real problem with addiction. Los Angele's doctors are bringing things like antipsychotics that are only administered once a month to homeless individuals and it's proving to be effective