The Elephant on Main Street

Remember the story about a homeless alcoholic in Reno who racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in trips to the emergency room,  ambulance rides and contact with the the criminal justice system? Well Reno thinks they have an answer to the problem. They call it the Serial Inebriate Program, the acronym for which seems to euphemistically form the word SIP (as opposed to GULP as most alcoholics do). To learn more go to the rest of the story...

http://www.rgj.com/article/20090726/NEWS/907260331/1321