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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Revealed: the nine types of heavy drinker


John Carvel, social affairs editor
Wednesday September 17 2008

The Department of Health will today identify the nine personality types of heavy drinkers at risk of liver damage and other alcohol-related illnesses that are costing the NHS in England about £2.7bn a year.

Its researchers investigated the social and psychological characteristics of problem drinkers in an attempt to devise more effective public health campaigns to encourage safer use of alcohol.

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