Out of all the homeless people you see on the street, how many do you think use drugs? In my podcast, I will try my best to answer this question, although there may not be an exact answer. The podcast I have created explains the Marginalization of Homeless people, mainly those who abuse drugs. Marginalization occurs when someone is treated as insignificant or of a lower status. It is obvious how such a topic can be related to homelessness because many people who are homeless are generally seen as people the average citizen would not go up and talk to, as it is usually the other way around. A good majority of people who live on the streets are maligned, and I will be using statistics to back up that statement. A good majority of the people who live on the streets use drugs, as well. Not only will I be using reputable articles to show this, but you may see that the articles I use have differing viewpoints on this topic and even different statistics. Substance abuse and homelessness are very closely related, the odds that any given homeless person on the street has consumed alcohol or used drugs in the last month you’ll find is quite high.
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