[hueving]

>It's because the government has failed them in the past in its attempts to help.

No, this is incorrect. If someone continues to choose getting high over help, it has very little to do with the government failing them. Additionally, homeless people with mental disorders that make them paranoid or forgetful can refuse it regardless of past experiences.

>it's probably not because they actively want to live an unstable, day-to-day life, not knowing where or what they'll eat tonight.

No, but they may actively want something incompatible (like heroin or cocaine) more.

[gfaure]

I would disagree. If someone chooses to choose getting high over getting help, it's a failure of drug policy in that country. The government has still failed them, you may just be blind to how.

This is not the only way a country has to be.

[hueving]

Show me the government that only governs people without addictions. What you're saying is absurd. Proclivity to addiction is affected by DNA. So you either have to imprison them so they can't have what they want, or deal with the fact that you will have some drug addicts.