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Monday, October 19, 2009

The price of alcohol: an extra 6,000 early deaths a year
Sam Lister, Health Editor
October 19, 2009

Nearly 9,000 people are dying from alcohol-related diseases every year, three times the number 25 years ago, according to research.

The study, conducted by the Alcohol & Health Research Unit at the University of the West of England, mapped the level of drinking per person and the number of deaths from alcohol-related causes, showing that rising consumption is linked directly to more people dying. . . . . . .

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