downtowncolumbus.com wrote
In Search of a City: CVS (Non-Rubbing) Alcohol Sales
Posted on September 2nd, 2008
When I see chronic alcoholics, many with mental health problems, buying cheap, fortified wine and “tall boys” at the downtown CVS pharmacy, I am reminded of an experience I had several years ago with a crack house near my home. Much like the crack house, CVS draws a crowd of bedraggled souls and creates a zone of disorder in the surrounding neighborhood. And like the crack house, law enforcement cannot stop alcohol-related problems because penalties for open container, public intoxication and panhandling will not persuade a person with an addiction to change behavior.
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