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Day: January 21, 2025

In Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing Crisis

January 21, 2025 oceansidecat 0

From Filter Magazine, by Sydney Sauer Compared to the media spotlight on urban homelessness and drug use, rural areas have received far less attention. While this media coverage is often stigmatizing and problematic, the imbalance reflects how rural populations are largely overlooked, and their unique needs neglected. A study recently […]

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