The comment you submitted is a huge stereotype and perhaps some time volunteering at a homeless shelter would introduce you to the truths about homelessness. What do you think the average age of a homeless person is? Nine years old. What does this say about the reasons they are there? I don't know many nine year old beer drinkers. Most of the stereotypes are very typical but, unfortunately are wrong. Mental health issues are so high in homeless individuals and there way of coping is drinking and drugs because of the inability to remain on a regimen to control mental health issues. Please research because your stereotyping can travel to so many including people who do know the truth, and those that don't causing uneducated assumptions to remain the reason people don't want to help.