Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription drug abuse

Capital Gazette

The stereotypes about addiction — that somehow only lazy or weak-minded people grapple with substance abuse — can drive a man crazy. “I drank the way I do everything — to the extreme. That’s how I do work, sports, everything,” said a 50-year-old recovering alcoholic from Annapolis at state-certified treatment center the Samaritan House. He requested his name not be used, to protect his identity from potential employers. “Addicts are not homeless bums who don’t want to work,” he said. “They are very productive, intelligent people who have a problem.”

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