@magicandmasochism, Black Royalty, wrote:

The thing most people don’t understand is many people don’t end up unhoused BECAUSE of drugs; many end up using drugs

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[I include #homeless for the searches of some, though I prefer the term #unhoused ]

#blackwomen #92percent #blackmastodon

BECAUSE they are unhoused.

When you’re outside and low on money, sometimes drugs are your only available form of pleasure.

For women especially, doing meth is the best way to stay awake and alert at night when predators are on the prowl.

It is common practice for

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unhoused people to duct tape their pants and sleeves so they don’t wake up with roaches and rats in their clothes. Women on the street have been disappearing at an alarming rate.

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