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Heavy drinking 'still major problem' for Wales | Heavy drinking 'still major problem' for Wales |
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Heavy drinking remains a major problem stretching health services in Wales, a new report has warned. | Heavy drinking remains a major problem stretching health services in Wales, a new report has warned. |
Alcohol is responsible for around one-in-20 of all deaths in Wales - 29 a week - says Public Health Wales. | |
Higher proportions of children in Wales aged 11 to 16 were drinking alcohol than in England or Scotland. | |
The report said progress was being made, with heavy drinking falling among adults under 45, but it could be on the increase among older people. | The report said progress was being made, with heavy drinking falling among adults under 45, but it could be on the increase among older people. |
Although alcohol consumption in Wales had fallen slightly since 2008, the report Alcohol and Health in Wales warned that Welsh hospitals were still handling 1,000 alcohol-related admissions every week. | Although alcohol consumption in Wales had fallen slightly since 2008, the report Alcohol and Health in Wales warned that Welsh hospitals were still handling 1,000 alcohol-related admissions every week. |
Increasing risks | Increasing risks |
Prof Mark Bellis at Public Health Wales said: "We need to help people make the right choices about their own drinking. | Prof Mark Bellis at Public Health Wales said: "We need to help people make the right choices about their own drinking. |
"Too many drinkers fail to recognise how even moderate drinking can increase their risks of developing diseases such as cancer. | "Too many drinkers fail to recognise how even moderate drinking can increase their risks of developing diseases such as cancer. |
"The normalisation of drinking at a young age is also especially harmful and our problems with alcohol must be tackled early in life," he added. | "The normalisation of drinking at a young age is also especially harmful and our problems with alcohol must be tackled early in life," he added. |
Andrea Gartner, project lead for the report, added: "This new report provides a comprehensive analysis of alcohol consumption patterns and the impact of alcohol on health. | Andrea Gartner, project lead for the report, added: "This new report provides a comprehensive analysis of alcohol consumption patterns and the impact of alcohol on health. |
"It will provide stakeholders with the necessary information to inform action and drive change." | "It will provide stakeholders with the necessary information to inform action and drive change." |
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