Excessive Alcohol Use Is Costing States Billions

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed that in 2006, excessive alcohol use cost states a median of $ 2.9 billion. Binge drinking … The highest per-person cost of excessive alcohol use was in Washington, D.C. — costing $ 1,662 per …
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CDC: Heavy drinking a costly burden to US

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The government paid for about $ 2 of every $ 5 in state costs, ranging from 37 percent of costs in Mississippi to 45 percent of the costs in Utah, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Binge drinking — defined … The …
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Nationals' Lefty Gio Gonzalez Takes On The Giants Tuesday Night; Biogenesis …

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"Major League Baseball's investigation found no violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by either Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez or Baltimore Orioles infielder Danny Valencia." Davey Johnson said he thought Gonzalez had …
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