Raising prices for citizens, lowering for homeless?

Recent studies at the University of Victoria say that BC liquor stores should raised their prices but yet, give free alcohol to the homeless. At first glance this seems like a ridiculous idea, but they have come up with some promising points. By raising prices it limits "excess drinking among young people and heavy drinkers, but liquor should be given free to homeless drunks to manage their consumption". Underage and heavy drinkers both prefer to drink cheaper beers and spirits, quality is not much of an issue to them. If liquor stores raise their prices, there will be less purchases of alcohol, therefor leading to "having fewer people dying, fewer punch-ups and fewer people admitted to the hospital". Alcohol has been rated most harmful of 20 psychoactive drugs, then following behind by heroin and crack cocaine. This is a surprise, considering alcohol is the one legal to sell, purchase and consume. Saskatchewan had raised their prices previously and it has seem to shown a significant difference. It makes to raise the price of alcohol for many reason. It will just be unfortunate to customers down the road, but people are working towards a better living for everyone, even if it costs a few dollars more than prefered.

Sited at The Province: http://www.theprovince.com/health/Make+booze+cheap+homeless+costly+everyone+else+Study/3990211/story.html
"Make booze cheap for homeless, costly for everyone else: Study"
By Cindy E. Harnett