According to the National Health Service, more than 200,000 drunk patients have been admitted to hospitals in just over a decade. This figure was made more alarming by the inclusion of 8,500 minors who were too drunk, were injured while in a drunken state, or acquired secondary ailments triggered by excessive alcohol intake.
While the number of young Britons who drink decreased, those who did imbibed larger amounts of liquor. An NHS survey found one-third of British men drink regularly beyond the recommended 21 drinks a week, while a fifth of British women consumer over 14 drinks every week.
Educational campaigns are not working, so experts suggested hiking the price of hard drinks to counter the expected rise in liver diseases and other alcohol-related ailments.
Tim Straughan, chief executive of the NHS Information Center, told media in a press conference, that "This report shows alcohol is placing an increasing burden right across the NHS - from the GP surgery to the hospital bed. These rises paint a worrying picture about the relationship between the population and the bottle."
