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| Alcohol-related cases have overtaken heart disease as a reason for hospital admissions, BBC Scotland has learned. | |
| New figures, compiled especially for the BBC, suggested alcohol was now one of the leading causes of admission to hospital. | New figures, compiled especially for the BBC, suggested alcohol was now one of the leading causes of admission to hospital. |
| Until now, figures only included those conditions which could have no other cause, such as alcohol poisoning or alcoholic liver disease. | Until now, figures only included those conditions which could have no other cause, such as alcohol poisoning or alcoholic liver disease. |
| But they now include other conditions attributed to alcohol abuse. | But they now include other conditions attributed to alcohol abuse. |
| For example, 50% of all lip cancers and 10% of all gastric ulcers have been connected to alcohol. | For example, 50% of all lip cancers and 10% of all gastric ulcers have been connected to alcohol. |
| When these percentages are included they suggest alcohol has overtaken Scotland's biggest killer, heart disease, as a reason for hospital admissions. | When these percentages are included they suggest alcohol has overtaken Scotland's biggest killer, heart disease, as a reason for hospital admissions. |
| Alcohol-related admissions now outnumber heart disease in 29 out of 40 areas of Scotland, and in the remaining 11, the difference is too close to call. | Alcohol-related admissions now outnumber heart disease in 29 out of 40 areas of Scotland, and in the remaining 11, the difference is too close to call. |