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Thursday, May 30, 2013

'Statistics on Alcohol: England 2013' admissions still rising along with increasing drug treatment prescribing


The latest annual statistics on alcohol for England 2013 have been released, confirming a continuing rise in alcohol-related and primary alcohol attributable hospital conditions. Alcohol-related admissions rose 4% on the previous year with primary diagnosis conditions up 1%. Prescribed drugs for treating alcohol dependence were up 6%. Download thefull report here (pdf)  > > > >  Read More
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