The Human Cost Of Alcohol in Scotland
Freitag 3. April 2009 von htm
Doctors Speak Out, BMA Scotland. Doctors reveal the stark reality of Scotland’s alcohol misuse problem in a new report published by BMA Scotland today (Thursday 2 April 2009). In The Human Cost of Alcohol Misuse, doctors working in the NHS speak out about the serious health consequences of alcohol misuse on their patients. – In the last year 42, 430 patients were discharged from Scotland’s hospitals for alcohol related conditions. – There has been a 400% increase in the number of people with alcoholic liver disease since 1996. – In 2006, an estimated 111,200 GP consultations in Scotland were for alcohol misuse. – Alcohol kills six people in Scotland every day. (Source: Medical News Today, 4/2/09)
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