Lopez: ‘Very aggressive treatment’ on the streets of Skid Row from a renegade M.D.
The team gathered at 4th and Crocker streets and headed south, into the blue-tented netherworld of social collapse, armed with life-saving drug-overdose kits and injectable, long-acting anti-psychotic medication.“We’re trying very aggressive treatment on the streets,” said Dr. Susan Partovi. “Housing definitely saves your life, but there’s a small sub-group of people who won’t accept housing because of their mental illness.”She figures that if she administers medication that lasts a month and can help stabilize patients…