Students wouldn’t cut drink for good of health

As alcoholic liver disease rises, particularly in younger people, fewer than one in 10 college students said they would curb their drinking for the good of their health.

Students wouldn’t cut drink for good of health

However, students are twice as likely to reduce their drinking because of the cost — one in five said price would influence their consumption.

The survey of first year UCC students was discussed at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology’s (ISG) annual winter meeting in Dublin. The ISG has urged the introduction of legislation aimed at curbing excessive drink consumption.

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