Alcohol ‘killing one person every seven hours’

ALCOHOL kills one person every seven hours, a public health expert has said.

Alcohol ‘killing one person every seven hours’

The HSE and the College of Psychiatry in Ireland have now called for the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol, a ban on all alcohol advertising — including sponsorship — and a reduction in the number of outlets selling drink.

Speaking before the Oireachtas health committee, Dr Declan Bedford said at least 1,250 people die every year from alcohol.

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