Most alcoholics need treatment to kick their habit, and treatment eventually works for many. But conventional alcoholism treatment doesn't work well for about 4,000 Minnesota residents who are chronic drunks and also poor. A new approach gives the indigent chronic alcoholics a place to live with no requirement they quit drinking. Proponents say it saves taxpayers money and helps keep inebriates out of public places. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
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