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Alcohol illness could 'cripple' NHS
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02/27/02 at 23:22:02
[slm] Alcohol illness could 'cripple' NHS Alcohol misuse is costing the NHS up to £3bn a year, with more than 28,000 hospital admissions caused by alcohol dependence or poisoning. Such statistics have prompted warnings that the health service could crack under the strain of dealing with alcohol-related illness. Alcohol is implicated in 33,000 deaths every year and one in six people attending accident and emergency units has alcohol-associated injuries. This rises to eight out of 10 at peak times. ................. more... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1844000/1844363.stm wassalam
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