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[Baggers]

Some make a slightly different choice though, some will choose to live on the street so they have more disposable income to spend on alcohol and drugs.

Key word here, NB, is choice. Is it a fully conscious, aware and informed choice, to live from fix to fix? Nuh... as soon as you mention drugs and alcohol, I think addiction. And there goes conscious, aware and informed choice/will. Why and how they became addicts is complex and multi-layered. Drugs and alcohol run their lives, not healthy, informed choices.
And let's not forget the number of mentally ill folks roaming the streets, those not ill enough to be in hospital, but not well enough to fend for themselves or be blessed with a family equipped to care for them.