Homelessness and Veterans

Substance use have been common among the homeless veterans. The reason for this is due to lack of support, a traumatic event that leads to mental health problems, adjusting back to society. These reasons can lead to drug use among these individuals which puts their health at risk. Opioid use is common among the U.S veterans as they are trying to cope with either a physical pain or in some cases psychological pain.Using addictive opioids can lead to overdose which results in death; and withdrawal sequence is even harder. Why is it that the people who served to protect our country suffer like this on the streets, yet no one does anything about it?

Housing First is one of the organizations offering help to the homeless. The  Housing First platform engages in providing permanent housing  for the homeless. Housing is a necessity just like food and water, without a place to live it’s hard to find jobs as most employers don’t hire the homeless. Housing First will also help assist the at-risk of being homeless individuals with rentals depending on the household income and needs.

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