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Monday, August 31, 2009

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
Written answers and statements, 21 July 2009

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk, Liberal Democrat)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health
(1) how many prescriptions of drugs for the treatment of alcohol dependency were dispensed in each of the last five years;
(2) how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women were diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years;
(3) how many and what proportion of (a) men aged over 65 years and (b) women aged over 65 years was diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years;
(4) how many and what proportion of under 18 year old (a) males and (b) females were diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years.


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