Rant: Who cares if Michael Phelps had some pot?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

My sister in 5th grade had to draw a picture of what people who use drugs look like. It was for an anti-drug thing like DARE at her school. She drew a homeless guy. Not everyone that uses drugs ends up homeless. That is crazy imo.

I wouldn't call it crazy at all. Most homeless people have severe drug dependencies or severe mental problems. There are very few homeless people who are simply normal people who had a run of bad luck. This is one of the reasons I am a big supporter of bringing back the federally assisted sanitariums that were eliminated by Reagan in the 80's. At the very best they get cleaned up, trained or cured, and the very worst many of the homeless are off the streets and have 3 hots and a cot.

Does everyone who does drugs end up on the street? No. But a large percentage of the homeless do have drug and alcohol dependencies.