Binge drinking in 20s takes its toll in later life By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
Binge drinking by young adults is taking its toll years later, with twice as many middle-aged men and women dying from drink compared to 15 years ago, new figures show.
For the second year in a row the biggest rise in alcohol-related deaths was among men aged 35 to 54, closely followed by women in the same age group. Experts say this is largely due to damage done by heavy drinking during people's twenties and thirties.
In 2006, 2,539 men and 1,238 women in that age group died from alcohol-related causes, compared to 1,257 and 598 in 1994. The new figures come after warnings about alcohol consumption as stronger wine and larger measures mean people are drinking a third more alcohol than previously thought.
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