People last week accused me of violating the privacy of a homeless addict named Korey, who I interviewed as he smoked fentanyl & meth
But thanks to that video, an outreach worker tracked down his sister, Keneda. She hadn't seen him for two years
I brought her to him yesterday
But thanks to that video, an outreach worker tracked down his sister, Keneda. She hadn't seen him for two years
I brought her to him yesterday
People rightly worry about the privacy and dignity of homeless drug addicts, but many tell me they feel invisible and *want* to share their stories. They often express gratitude afterwards.
Here's the first video with Korey that upset so many people
Here's the first video with Korey that upset so many people
https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1490162498707734528?s=20&t=oDKIvO2RE9v10KB3CRaLdQ
My critics are struggling with how to attack me. At first they said I never actually interview any homeless people, and just don't want to look at them. Then, after I shared video interviews, my critics said I was exploiting the homeless, and violating their privacy. Which is it?
The real reason supposed "advocates for the homeless" are attacking me is because I'm exposing their decades-long lie that people are the street because rents are too high when, in reality, the root cause of homelessness is addiction & untreated mental illness.
It's true that the people living on the street can't afford the rent, but that's mostly because their addiction/untreated mental illness led them to stop working and get cut off by family and friends who were incapable of dealing with them, a process known as disaffiliation. 
In "San Fransicko" I document how researchers have known for decades that addiction & mental illness cause homelessness and how radical Left ("progressive") housing activists have sought to cover up that fact, including by demonizing journalists & policymakers who point it out
Things are changing. My colleagues & I are forcing self-appointed "advocates for the homeless" to acknowledge that addiction, not high rents, is what causes people to live on the streets. They're trying to save face by noting it's "bidirectional." Fine.
https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1481660087764717576?s=20&t=1LGtA9yD7_n3iFjjOpNNaA
Keneda hugs Korey ❤️👏🏼
Another overdose at the Addiction Maintenance/Fentanyl Smoking Center!
Good stuff @LondonBreed & @UrbanAlchemyUA !!
Good stuff @LondonBreed & @UrbanAlchemyUA !!
The immoral & illegal experiment on the mentally ill will continue until someone stops it
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