Free will, 'housing first' strategies not working

Former addict warns of community's biggest mistakes

Richard Perkins in Portland’s South Park Blocks. Perkins has openly discussed his history of drug addiction and has called for measures that emphasize recovery over tolerance. Click to enlarge. Photo by Walden Kirsch.

Editor’s note: Richard Perkins confounds many who would put him on the spectrum of local attitudes on social issues. A former heroin addi…