Nobody, surely, is advocating refusal of treatment. The point of this thread, from OP onwards, is the question of who should, arguably, be billed for treatment, and not receive it free, for what may be regarded as self-induced injuries or conditions. Binge drinkers it was suggested are one such category. Others have been suggested ~ the obese, smokers &c ... But I can find no evidence that anyone here thinks that no help should be afforded, and they should just be left to live with [or die from] the injuries or other adverse conditions they have brought on themselves. It is a matter of priorities in the allocation of resources; and perhaps also of medical morality.

~M~