Liver Disease Has Doubled in Ireland in the Last 20 Years
The rise in the number of alcohol-related cases of liver disease in young Irish women has been described as tragically high.
The President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland said it is a silent disease which often shows little or no symptoms until the liver has gone into failure.
Liver disease has approximately doubled in Ireland in the last 20 years for both men and women but doctors says they're now seeing people in their early 30's dying from liver failure...
Three people are dying every day due to alcohol abuse in Ireland and the country has the second highest rate of binge drinking in the world..
Suzanne Costello of Alcohol Action Ireland told RedFM News that if we are serious about saving lives then the widespread availability of drink has to be addressed
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