Sad... especially when it's underage kids doing the drinking. Does kinda explain some of the CollegeHumor pics I've seen, though...
"Yukon doctors say binge drinking has become a major problem in the territory, especially among teens.
Dr. Rao Tadepalli, president of the Yukon Medical Association, said each month two or three severely intoxicated teens are treated at the emergency ward at Whitehorse General Hospital.
"A lot of them are unconscious, vulnerable and passed out, most of them have soiled themselves, maybe have wet pants, cold, so we obviously take the clothes off and then put a diaper on and then keep them warm," Tadepalli said.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2011/01/24/north-yukon-alcohol-abuse.html
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