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In reply to the discussion: 7 Things No One Tells You About Being Homeless - Cracked.com [View all]Aristus
(66,656 posts)37. Yeah, that's a big one. Cops. My patients who are campers get rousted about every few months
by the cops.
Some even have their medications confiscated. I don't prescribe narcotics or benzodiazipines, so when a patient complains to me that his hypertension or cholesterol medications, for example, have been confiscated, I know they're telling the truth. (When my patients simply lose their medications, they usually tell me straight out about it.)
And the cops, of course, are simply doing the bidding of those "Why-don't-they-just-go-get-a-job" types so prevalent in our society.
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Milder drugs to be certain. I don't think I could drink that much coffee anymore.
Blanks
Nov 2013
#30
Arts and crafts seem to be a good way to pass the time. Theres one guy I always see out who makes
Erose999
Nov 2013
#36
Keep in mind that the difference between modern urban homelessness and Native American
Aristus
Nov 2013
#18
Because you would need several million acres and a large herd of buffalo.
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2013
#38
So your answer to the problem of homelessness is to move them to Detroit....
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2013
#48
Most of us would find it quite challenging to assemble enough buffalo hides for a tipi
Ace Acme
Nov 2013
#34
Yeah, that's a big one. Cops. My patients who are campers get rousted about every few months
Aristus
Nov 2013
#37
I hope a lot of people read this and realize how close they are to losing it all.
LuvNewcastle
Nov 2013
#20