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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Drug, alcohol abuse study measures the high cost of under-treated addiction

By Susan Brink, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 30, 2008

Ensuing diseases and hospitalization can be been avoided with more preventive treatment, researchers find.
DRUG AND alcohol abuse sets people on a path toward heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses. A study in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment reports that hospital costs for this medical fallout can be substantial -- and could be avoided with more drug and alcohol treatment.
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