As usual, the logic is backwards, tons of people who take drugs and are disruptive have housing, lack of housing make those things worse.
From the New York Times article on my hometown Houston trying to end homelessness with a housing first policy:
> But housing first involves a different logic: When you’re drowning, it doesn’t help if your rescuer insists you learn to swim before returning you to shore. You can address your issues once you’re on land. Or not. Either way, you join the wider population of people battling demons behind closed doors.
From the New York Times article on my hometown Houston trying to end homelessness with a housing first policy:
> But housing first involves a different logic: When you’re drowning, it doesn’t help if your rescuer insists you learn to swim before returning you to shore. You can address your issues once you’re on land. Or not. Either way, you join the wider population of people battling demons behind closed doors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-...