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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Binge drinking soars among under-14s


By Sue Carter
08/10/2007

One in seven people taken to hospital for drinking too much in the past year was under 14 years old, according to new figures.

A total of 2,239 under-14s were given treatment in A&E suffering from the effects of alcohol over the past 12 months, a study found - one in seven of the total under 59 admitted.

The revelations about the scale of underage drinking led to renewed calls for a clampdown on alcohol advertising seemingly targeted at children.
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