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RuinTrajectory t1_j4c7dwz wrote

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

a factor vs. sole factor. Meth is extremely addictive. Meth causes rapid decline in both physical and mental health. Addiction in general causes a multitude of problems, and is indeed why he lost his presumably higher paying utilities job. You can point to the wages all you want but being an addict sure as shit isn't a non-factor in this guy's diminished quality of life.

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UncertainOrangutan t1_j4cgndy wrote

The sequence of events is just as important... as one of the parent commenter suggested, drugs are used for an escape and it is entirely possible they are using it to cope with already being homeless.

>But drugs don't help with the budget

I agree. But $1200 (the amount they hypothetically made) tax free usually doesn't cover rent and food in a lot of Maine. So they use a portion of it to escape their reality.

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coforbs t1_j4ce1c1 wrote

^this guy understands the definition of the word "factor"

Salute

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