Dave Smith > wrote in news:488CB21E.B63412D2
@sympatico.ca:

> They did not waste the
> little money they had on drugs and booze.

Probably because they had hope for a better future. Sadly enough, there
are many people who do not and who, for reasons that elude the vast
majority, turn to drugs and alcohol as a means to dull the pain of utter
hopelessness. Do away with hopelessness and the drug/alcohol problem will
be resolved in most cases.

Blaming someone for not having hope is like blaming someone for having a
club foot or being a pinhead conservative.