Hi friends and family,

I am humbly making this gofundme page for my brother Alexander. He has been suffering for years with mental illness and drug addiction caused by self medicating his mental issues. He has been homeless, on the streets, his health is in very poor shape, and he does not have health insurance. Drug addiction treatment centers are often extremely expensive without insurance. During these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, our family is unable to fund the detox and treatment he so desperately needs. We are resorting to this because we know how this can end if not treated urgently. We have tried the state-funded treatment center routes which are 1 very difficult to get into and 2 patients do not get the most effective treatment at most of those facilities. 

We need to lose the stigma of drug addiction as it is a disease and should be treated as such. My brothers illness has caused so much pain not only for him but for our family. Any little bit of help would be extremely appreciated.

Thank you,
The Osorio Family