Friday, August 3, 2007

Third of men drink dangerous levels of alcohol


Aug 3 2007


by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail


MORE than one in three men drink dangerously large amounts of alcohol on nights out, a study by Welsh scientists has revealed.

Researchers at Cardiff University found the blood alcohol level of more than a third of men was above the internationally- recognised “at risk” level.

That level – 0.15% – is twice the drink-drive limit and an internationally-accepted level at which the risk of injury and ill health rises dramatically.

The drinking problem is worst among men in their late 20s, the study found.

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