MORE than 4,000 Irish people could be suffering from an "invisible" serious brain injury caused by alcohol abuse, according to research.
It suggests one quarter will die from the little-known condition and another 1,000 will need long-term nursing care, at a cost of tens of millions of euro a year.
The research said there were no national policies in relation to alcohol-related brain injury and no public awareness of it.
The research, the first of its kind, was commissioned by the North West Alcohol Forum, a body aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm. > > > > Read More