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Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions Double in U.K.
May 27, 2008

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Research Summary

Twice as many people were admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with alcohol-related problems in 2006-07 than a decade earlier, according to new government research.

Reuters reported May 22 that hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis related to alcohol rose from 93,459 in 1995-96 to 207,788 in 2006-07, according to the National Health Service's Information Center for Health and Social Care. Between 2001 and 2007, alcohol-related deaths increased 19 percent.

Alcohol also is related to half of the violent crimes and one-third of domestic violence incidents in the U.K. Research shows that Britons are drinking at an earlier age and are drinking more than ever.

This article summarizes an external report or press release on research published in a scientific journal. When available, links to the sources are provided above.

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