Valley Hispanics drink more than ever, and there are few places they can get help – McAllen, Texas
Tagged: population“Among the Valley’s predominantly Mexican-American population, alcoholism is becoming progressively more predominant, local officials say. The region’s outpatient programs are overflowing, and patients often must wait for months for a slot in a residential facility.
“Alcohol abuse among Hispanics is extremely prevalent,” said Eduardo Olivarez, CEO of the Hidalgo County Health Department. “And there are not a lot of resources for treatment here. ”¦ Even though we have the population of an urban area, we don’t have the medical or drug-treatment infrastructure ”” not for the working poor.”"
Source: www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=16635&Section=Local
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November 30th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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