It seems pretty logical that St. Anthony's -- in certain cases -- is preferrable to the AA model. What bothers me is that my understanding is that a large perc

It seems pretty logical that St. Anthony's -- in certain cases -- is preferrable to the AA model. What bothers me is that my understanding is that a large percentage of long-time alcoholics and homeless have mental health issues. These issues would perhaps best be addressed by forcably interning them in mental health institutions (which, again according to my limited understanding, have gotten somewhat of an unfairly bad reputation in the last fifty years). Perhaps using the the correct pharmaceuticals and treatment would be better than the "drink yourself to death" approach. However, this would involve removing the freedom of the homeless person to decide for himself. It's a tough choice, but all in all I applaud rational systems that are subject to a-posteriori measurements of efficacy.