Alcohol ‘killing one person every seven hours’

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

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.