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Excessive drinking accounts for at least half of all alcoholic drinks consumed in Canada, according to a new study from the University of Victoria’s Center for Addictions Research. Researchers said that 54 percent of alcoholic drinks consumed by Canadians were quaffed while exceeding the recommended limits of three drinks per day for women and four drinks per day for men (10 drinks total weekly for women, 20 for men). Among 15-to-24-year-olds, about 80 percent of alcohol consumption was excessive. The study authors also found that 10 percent of drinkers consumed 53 percent of all alcoholic drinks. (Source: Join Together, 4/16/09) Comment: Previous studies showed very similar figures for USA and Switzerland.