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Okay, so maybe I’ve led a more sheltered life than I thought. Here’s some news I never really expected – alcohol detox centers are gearing up for football season. I don’t really know why it’s a surprise. This 29-bed alcohol detox center in Madison, Wisconsin, expects a full house. And they expect the customers to start rolling in about an hour an a half before game time. The rush should start around 1:00 in the afternoon – thanks to pregame tailgate and house parties. Maybe this comes as a surprise to me because I’ve never been to a pregame tailgate or house party in my life. I’ve never been to alcohol detox either.

I wonder if the center puts up banners of their favorite teams to get into the spirit of the thing?

The story says that only about 5 percent of the customers are alcoholics. That may be, but you don’t wind up in alcohol detox for a couple of beers – you’re definitely binge drinking. Have you seen the statistics on binge drinking? Scary. It’s also been proven that binge drinkers lose mental capacity earlier in life than others, and they have trouble with memory. Not to mention the number of binge drinkers who die.

I think it might be a good idea for some of these people to get into a good alcohol detox and rehab program before next year’s season. Then maybe they’ll actually be able to get through the season without missing the games because they had to hit the detox center in the middle of the pregame tailgate party.

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