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September 1971

About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment

Impact on Cities

A study by [New York City's] Health Services Administration calls alcoholism here "a major problem which is receiving only minor attention" and says there may be as many as 300,000 alcoholics in the city. The figure is an estimate--there are no hard data because alcoholism is not a reportable disease.

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