Alcohol Related Diseases On The Rise

Doctors from the Royal College of Physicians are calling on the Government to introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol. It's after new research published today reveals shocking figures on the high level of alcohol-related liver disease amongst young Irish people. It's found that between 1995 and 2007 the rate of discharges for Alcoholic Liver Disease increased by 247% for 15-34 year olds, and by 224% for 35-49 year olds.

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