abc.net.au/news/nt-opposition-mandatory-alcohol-rehab-restrictions-alice-springs/102569206An Alice Springs addiction service says forcing alcoholics into treatment is not the solution to problems plaguing the outback town, with interim liquor restrictions in the region set to lapse.
But Drug and Alcohol Services Australia chief executive Eloise Page said it was not resourced for such programs and urged support for new solutions."They need to want to make change."NT Police Minister Kate Worden this week scoffed at the Opposition's announcement, arguing history showed such programs "don't work".in response to a wave of alcohol-fuelled violence and property damage in the town, are set to expire at the end of July.
"Until we understand that we have an alcohol problem in the Northern Territory, things are gonna remain the same."