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

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.

By Susan Brink

June 30, 2008

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