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Beefy-McWhatnow1988 t1_j4bu0va wrote

Reply to comment by RealMainer in Homeless in Maine, part 2: Struggling to survive even with a paying job by benpinette

It’s sad that not enough people in this state see it for what it is like you and a few others do, this state has a pretty terrible drug problem that I’m sure accounts for a majority of the homeless we have here, especially in Portland, it’s become the “this problem has been disguised as this problem” type of situation.

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FragilousSpectunkery t1_j4cl90i wrote

I doubt that there are any states in the USA where you couldn't say they have a terrible drug problem. Capitalism has created a society that needs mind-altering substances in order to cope.

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mymaineaccount46 t1_j4gbly3 wrote

Even if it's not the majority of homeless it is the problematic homeless. The ones who destroy everything, erode good will and make services ineffectual. We just don't have a good solution to people addicted to hard drugs.

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