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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Rehab centres can't handle binge drinking boom


Jill Stark

May 12, 2007


WAITING lists for drug and alcohol treatment facilities are blowing out as the rate of problem drinking increases, leaving huge, unmet demand.

Some residential rehabilitation programs have been forced to close their books to clear the backlog, while others have up to 100 people waiting for treatment.

With binge drinking on the rise, addiction specialists have warned the system will not cope unless more funding is provided.

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