For the first several months..I am not going to review their math but it should not cost much to test people..I do not think they should have to pay for it, which they can't afford..and the accounting etc. just adds expenses. I am not saying to not help them but I am saying do not give them cash. Give them hospice type care if they are single and can not function without drugs. Some drugs should never be given but some could be in supervised care. It probably won't be cheaper than welfare on a per person basis, but there would be long-term benefits that people never seem to do math on. If you remove drugs and drug seeking behavior in a neighborhood, the violence rate will go down and then small businesses will start to take root. Houses will be fixed up, parks will be kept up..there is a strong upward ripple effect. Employers will not be afraid to move in and there will be a supply of workers. Stores will not be afraid to open in certain neighborhoods. The pleasantness factor of a neighborhood without alcoholics on the street will shoot up. Why do people not want this? Philosophy is strangling people in these conditions because people won't do sensible obvious things because their philosophy gets in the way and poor people pay the price. mg