Partiers get cheap booze and bars make big profits. But the results of “dollar-a-drink” nights are often anything but fun and taxpayers are left with big bills for repairing the damage, says the head of emergency medicine for the Capital district health authority.
Dr. John Ross said he finds it inconceivable bars are allowed to push such cheap booze, particularly at young people who are more likely to take risks and to develop addictions.
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