Call to curb alcohol adverts in Britain

ACTION to curb alcohol adverts was called for yesterday by a leading expert concerned about the scale of Britain’s drink problem.

Call to curb alcohol adverts in Britain

A million British men and women are treated in hospital for injuries suffered after drinking every weekend, Professor Colin Drummond estimated. Most were the result of fights, assaults and road accidents.

Alcohol misuse had soared among young people aged 18 to 24 in the last decade, with women's drinking rising much quicker than men's, said Prof Drummond.

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