Last month we shared a few ideas on research that may potentially house our homeless as part of its study. This month we look at different lived experiences shared by our clients over the years, case studies, if we may…

Before heading into their stories, our editors group provided a few relevant and interesting articles for today’s News Brief. Two are from our Lowell Sun’s community newspaper and another from “Knowable Magazine” featuring Emma Yasinski. She conveys our concept of “Modulation” the third protocol element quite well. Doc is a big fan of chemistry & internal cocktails which fired up neural chemical enthusiasm. The following image is a screenshot from our sister website’s front page, © 2006, and if you’d like deeper comprehension, read this article.    

Our intention here is to advocate housing first as a means to reduce our Homeless Addiction Disorder cases. Tough love is plain ole foolish, according to Doc! You don’t put your Down Syndrome or Autistic child out on the streets. Freaking junk science, propaganda, and stigma are ruining this country and tough love kills. To do justice here, let’s go back to 1968 and review Bill Milliken’s perspective on parenting approaches.

Tiny Homes

VSN is totally onboard with this idea. During our editors’ group though, it was noted that even as low as $150,000.00 for a home is out of reach for most of the unhoused. Well, Auxiliary Dwelling Units are another great idea. And if it wasn’t for people living in Teepees, settlers from the Mayflower would have starved and froze to death. Thank you Wampanoag! The Superior grounds would look good with a few teepees, don’t you think?

Please refrain from assuming we’re all about handouts and/or enabling. No doubt, discerning an enabling act from a loving kind act is super challenging. As for parenting, forget it. Doc’s psychiatrist said it best when he asked for advice concerning his young adult child. Dr. Kafka told him, “It sounds like you want me to tell you what to do. Well, I can tell you what you need to do, but you can’t do it.” Those phrases may save the life of your son or daughter, savor their contemplation. We can only love our children and fixing them is at a lower level of care and insults love. 

Potluck Case Study

In closing, we’d like to include another interesting article submitted for our Editors Group to review. Because it concerns valid credible research, it is pertinent today. Quoted in the article, Mr. Ahern mentions how the change in federal regulations and scheduling of marijuana will avail – “new research opportunities, and improved support for patient access.” He is the Cannabis Control Commission’s Executive Director. Our US Attorney General Todd Blanche also chimes in that reducing the medicine from schedule I to schedule III will open doors for research of the plant’s dynamic with human health and well-being. the Sun

Of course, too much of anything can be bad for you, right? Doc’s claims that if you knew the true history of how and why it was made illegal in the first place, you’d understand things differently. Our VSN message is to value research and invest in it when challenged by huge social and psychological dilemmas such as homeless addiction disorders.

Our initial graduates, who successfully overcame severe opioid use disorders, where housed first. Administration petitioned concerned loved ones for such. They were out on their own though, away from previous home with associated cues and triggers. Compliance was volitional and void of pre-requisites like test results. Stay tuned and we’ll share lived experiences in our next News Brief.