Thompson, Ronald, Wall, Melanie, Greenstein, Eliana, Grant, Bridget and Hasin, Deborah. “Substance-Use Disorders and Poverty as Prospective Predictors of First-Time Homelessness in the United States”. American Journal of Public Health, 103. 2(2013):282-288.
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According to Thompson, Wall, Greenstein, Grant and Hasin, many Americans, approximately 3.5 million, experience episodes of homelessness in a given year. Therefore, it is a public health problem that requires address. Alcohol and drug related problems are also associated with the problem of alcoholism. The article investigates on how substance use disorder and poverty increase the risk of the homelessness. Therefore, this article helps to increase understanding about how alcohol use or substance use can cause or lead to homelessness. Thus, it lays the foundation for other researches to build on. This study is relevant to the discussion because it helps in enhancing understanding some of the measures that can be adopted to alleviate homelessness. One of the actions that should be taken is to alleviate levels of poverty.
Fichter, M., & Quadflieg, N. Alcoholism in homeless men in the mid-nineties: results from the Bavarian Public Health Study on homelessness. European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience, 249.1(1999):34-41. Print.
According to this article, homeless has become publically more visible and as well received a lot of media attention in most of western industrialized countries. The population of the hopeless people changes often and includes ordinary poor people who because they cannot afford low cost housing, lose their foothold in society. Other reasons that cause homelessness are those that alienated from the society because of their difficulties in getting along with the rest of the members of the society. Alcohol problem is more deeply rooted in homeless people as compared to the rest of the population. Addressing the problem therefore rests with the society, and the need for the people to embrace people that have social problems.
Kolata, Gina. Drug Addicts Among the Homeless: Case Studies of Some ‘Lost Dreams’. 1989 Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/30/us/drug-addicts-among-the-homeless-case-studies-of-some-lost-dreams.html
This article written by Kolata Gina is about alcohol and drug addiction among the homeless. Various people that have experiences alcoholism recount their story and how they find themselves homeless. The article therefore helps in understanding how alcoholism leads people into homelessness. It is also relevant to the topic of study because it helps in understanding the measures that can be done to reduce the cases of homelessness brought about by alcoholism. One of the ways that this can be sorted out is to create awareness about the dangers of alcoholism.
McCarty, Den, Argeriou, Margret, Huebner, Robert, and Lubran, Brandet. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and the homeless. Am Psychol. 46.11(1991):1139-48. Print.
In this article, the researchers argue that alcohol abuse and drug abuse affect approximated at 30% to 40% homeless people. This means that many of the homeless people resort to alcoholism. Some of them become homeless as a mechanism to separate from their families and to alleviate stress. To addresses this problem, appropriate policies and intervention between control and rehabilitations should be put in place. The programs should be suitable for women, men and adolescents. One way is to offer free housing support for the homeless to support and maintain recovery. Psychologists can be of great importance in developing of effective programs to help homeless people manage their alcoholisms. Therefore, the study addresses the topic of study precisely.
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