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ter two weeks, it’s a long way back to zero.” Starting Point’s treatment program also uses recovery techniques of AA, and encourages follow-up in AA.

The enormity of the problem is indicated by the number of people brought to Starting Point by law enforcement officers - 3,400 in less than ten months. And these are just alcoholics drunk in public in surrounding areas. For the majority, the program represents a more humane and realistic way of dealing with chronic alcoholic offenders. For those who choose to stay and perhaps recover, the Winchester program is indeed a starting point.

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