Homeless die 30 years before the average person

21 December 2011

The Independent - 21/12/2011

The research, carried out by Sheffield University on behalf of the homelessness charity, Crisis, found that drug and alcohol abuse counts for just over a third of all deaths among homeless people.

The links between drug and alcohol abuse and homelessness are well established and drugs and alcohol are known to be both a cause and consequence of living on the streets ...

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