The number of admissions to hospitals in England for reasons related to alcohol consumption each year is now more than 800 000, according to new data that are based on a wider definition of alcohol related illness than that previously used. The figures, released by the Department of Health this week, show that 811 443 people were admitted in 2006-7 for reasons related to alcohol (accounting for 6% of all admissions), 71% higher than the 2002-3 figure of 473 529. The rise is one of several sources of information that have prompted the government to take action on alcohol misuse. The health department has published a consultation on England’s drinking culture that proposes mandatory regulation and labelling for …
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