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Monday, November 12, 2007

Help services flooded by alcoholics


Shannon Mcrae

November 12, 2007

VICTORIANS are flooding health services seeking help for their drinking problems in alarming numbers.

More people addicted to alcohol are presenting to over-stretched health services in Victoria than those struggling with any other drug.

Health services treat double the number of alcoholics than those addicted to heroin, and a third more people want help to kick the bottle than those who are hooked on cannabis.

State government figures show 10,733 Victorians went to health services with drinking problems last year, an increase of more than 3000 from five years ago.
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