Smashed Nation ; Our Binge-Drinking Epidemic Could Kill As Many of Us As Tobacco, Warns Wales' Top Doc
Wales on Sunday › December 06, 2009
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WALES' leading doctor has hit out at the nation's booze culture after figures showed a dramatic rise in binge-drinking.
In a stark warning about the state of the nation's drink problem as Christmas approaches, the country's chief medical officer today warns that alcohol could cause the same level of health problems as tobacco.See the full content of this document
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Smashed Nation ; Our Binge-Drinking Epidemic Could Kill As Many of Us As Tobacco, Warns Wales' Top Doc
His warnings come as figures show more than a quarter of adults are binge-drinkers in Wales - up from one in five in the space of a year. And children and teenagers are turning to drink, with almost a quarter of 13-year-old boys and one in five girls now drinking at least once a week.
Dr Jewell said: "A...See the full content of this document
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