we should all dig a little deeper in our pockets to provide for these drunks and get them the good stuff instead of the rot gut. make me proud that they cut back from 25 drink to 10 drinks a day.and we should not discriminate against the homeless drug addicts. what i would really like to know is how much of my tax dollar was used to pay for this asinine study.

A jail cell would accomplish the same thing. Only they wouldn't be drinking anything at all, would be getting three squares a day, free medical care and a place to stay. And it would get them off the juice totally. Once they have dried out then tell them that if they continue being vagrants then they will be back in jail. Jail can be a great motivator.

you're serious?

Next come mota then the tacos, burgesas, papas fritas, taquitos por thee muncheez. Its no bueno. Thee govermen shood only gived money to hardee workin muchachos likeme. This peeple ar bumz.

that's who i've been trying to think of all day, jim! lol...sadly i think that's exactly the look he was GOING for!

@Noitzie: I think you need to reword your first sentence to better explain "allowing homeless people to drink alcohol in their homes". Maybe to clarify "homeless" having "homes" by stating that it's government provided housing. Outside of that....I agree with you.

Is it just me, or does the guy in the picture look like a cross between Elvis and Roy Orbison?

The article title is very deceptive -- the Seattle experiment was with allowing homeless people to drink alcohol in their homes. It was not that the government provided the alcohol. The experiment was made because the city and county discovered that they were paying millions of dollars a year in medical expenses for these people because they drank too much -- itself unsafe behavior -- in unsafe locations. The experiment was a success, a few dozen of the highest-cost homeless people had greatly reduced (over 90%, IIRC) medical bills. And, they drank less. The question is not should the government provide alcohol, but should the government refuse housing for alcohol abusers when this costs the taxpayers enormous sums every year.

I give a dollar to help the homeless whenever I can. If they use it to eat something, I helped. If they use it to get some alcohol, I helped shorten their life. Either way I helped.

GOOD Job Dodie !!