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Spent the second half of 2020 homeless, NYE in a mental hospital, then caught covid the week I was released. Tonight is my first night in a proper bed in longer than I can remember, and I built it myself. Homeless

Spent the second half of 2020 homeless, NYE in a mental hospital, then caught covid the week I was released. Tonight is my first night in a proper bed in longer than I can remember, and I built it myself.

Sure. During 2020, I ran into a spot where my landlord sold the house I was renting, leaving me without a good place to go while unemployed. I later found he was entering the rental property, and the cash I’d hoarded aside was gone. No video proof, but shiesty as…
bubmag
March 22, 2021
Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract. Homeless

Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract.

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bubmag
March 19, 2021
Does Naltrexone Have a Role in Harm-Reduction Strategies for Homeless People With Alcohol Misuse? Homeless

Does Naltrexone Have a Role in Harm-Reduction Strategies for Homeless People With Alcohol Misuse?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding extended-release naltrexone to a behavioral harm-reduction strategy did not appear to improve alcohol-related outcomes and physical health-related quality of life in homeless people who drink too much, new research indicates. But the behavioral harm-reduction strategy, with or without naltrexone, did produce benefits compared with…
bubmag
March 18, 2021
HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was ‘Devastating,’ Even Before The Pandemic Homeless

HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was ‘Devastating,’ Even Before The Pandemic

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bubmag
March 18, 2021