Advertising Bans to Call Time On Eight Million Problem Drinkers

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MORE than eight million Britons are problem drinkers, the Government warned today as it announced sweeping reforms to curb excessive alcohol consumption.

A joint Home Office and Department of Health consultation document on reducing alcohol misuse puts the total cost of the problem at Pounds 20billion a year. The paper says the number of alcohol-related deaths has doubled in the past 30 years and shows a dramatic rise in hospital admissions caused by drink.

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Advertising Bans to Call Time On Eight Million Problem Drinkers

The findings will prompt questions about the effectiveness of previous government efforts to combat excess drinking. Home Office minist...

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