The cost of binge drinking
“An alcohol tax increase would make it so that excessive users are paying some of the costs,” said Barbara Coniff, director of the Libertas Treatment Center. She said it is important to fund quality prevention programs, so that alcohol abuse can be …
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Drug and alcohol center seeks help to avoid cutbacks
Yet the drug and alcohol treatment center in Gastonia, where he lives with nine other men who share similar histories, is giving him real reason to hope. “It's like a brotherhood,” said Gary, who asked that his last name not be used. “I take it one day …
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