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Friday, June 13, 2008

Putting a price on alcohol abuse shows a simple first step
Friday, June 13, 2008

No one doubts that alcohol abuse is a major social problem. The evidence -- public disorder, drunk driving, failing health and broken homes -- confronts us every day.

Now, a pioneering study, The Avoidable Cost of Alcohol Abuse in Canada 2002, released this week, gives us a fresh perspective by putting a price on the problem.

In their 176-page report, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health recommend six interventions they claim will, if implemented, save $1 billion a year and 800 lives.
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