I Spent Years on Skid Row, Homeless & Addicted - Jared Klickstein
Jared Klickstein shares his journey from childhood trauma and severe addiction on Los Angeles Skid Row to recovery, highlighting how decriminalization policies and the rise of fentanyl have exacerbated the crisis.summaryFentanyl's role: Fentanyl has replaced heroin, making functioning impossible. Unlike heroin, where one might hold a job, fentanyl causes immediate incapacitation ('snap your fingers and you are a zombie'), leading to higtakeawayFailure of current social services: Programs like Midnight Mission were effective but lost state funding after Prop 1380 mandated 'Housing First' policies that prohibit requiring sobriety for housing. This has turned shetakeaway














