In an article published by the Los Angeles Times, author Doug Smith explores the findings of BHHI's most recent report, "Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness."
"The study, published in the medical journal JAMA by the Benioff Homeless and Housing Initiative at UC San Francisco, gives a complex statistical picture of a topic that has been fraught by conflicting narratives. Against a public perception that drug use is endemic to homeless camps, service providers and advocates see an exaggerated reaction to open drug use on the street that stigmatizes the majority of homeless people who do not use drugs."
-Doug Smith, LA Times
