article_snippet.sent: The increase in binge drinking doesn't surprise Terri Fukagawa, clinical director of the New Life Recovery Centers in San Jose, Calif., where 15 of Terri Fukagawa 24 treatment beds are filled with clients primarily addicted to alcohol.
article_snippet.sent: Terri Fukagawa said Terri Fukagawa's seen more people seeking treatment for alcoholism in the past four years.
article_snippet.sent: Still, Terri Fukagawa noted, "there are a lot of people still out there needing treatment, but a lot of people won't come in unless a lot of people have a consequence like losing a job or [getting] a DUI.
article_snippet.sent: Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service.