Put focus on alcoholism

Re “Skid Row Strategy Hits First at Drugs,” Nov. 23

It never ceases to amaze me what extreme lengths alcohol users will go to to keep the public’s attention focused on illegal drugs and away from alcohol. So the police are going after drug dealers on skid row. Big deal.

Anyone who has ever worked with homeless people knows their worst affliction is alcohol. Are we going to close all the bars and liquor stores downtown? Of course not, because that would inconvenience the yuppies who want homeless people to stop ruining their scenery.

PATRICIA SCHWARZ

Pasadena